Konya Karaman high speed line to open in May
The high speed line connecting Konya to Karaman will be soon commissioned.
Does hydrail have a future?
CRRC introduced China’s first self-developed hydrogen fuel cell hybrid locomotive last month.
Last Velaro on way
The last Velaro set produced for Turkey is on way.
What TCDDT will invest in rolling stock?
TCDD Tasimacilik will spend 900 million TL (€ 100 mn) for its fleet this year.
1 mn tons on Iran traffic
1 million tons of freight is expected to be transported on Iran-Turkey railway this year.
Moscow train departed
The first container train to Moscow departed from Ankara today.
Money will flow into metro projects
Money will flow into metro and tram projects in Turkish cities this year.
Covid decreased HST ridership by 5 mn
The impacts of 2020 in railway transportation come into view one after the other.
44 billion for rail
Total investment for rail will reach to 44 billon TL (€ 5 bn) in 2021.
Black year in rail transport
Deep impacts of Covid-19 which started affecting life in March in Turkey can be seen in rail transport statistics.
What happened in 2020?
A hard year is about to end. Here are milestones of the year in railways:
Cigli tram project at a glance
Construction contract for Cigli tram in Izmir was signed last week with contractor.
Second China train to depart
While first Turkey-China train arrived at Xian yesterday, second was started loading.
Türasas started fast
The new rolling stock manufacture company, Turasas, started fast.
Golden Horn tram to start soon
First phase of Golden Horn will be commissioned in January 2021.
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