Railway closures in Bulgaria
BDZ announced a number of restrictions on railway corridor which connects Turkey to Europe due to the construction works.
New restrictions for Cerkezkoy terminal
TCDD announced new restrictions for Cerkezkoy Terminal last week.
Turkish railways in February
A number of important projects are either announced or expected to start in February.
5 billion needed annually for HST lines
Turkey allocate 6 billion TL for railway investments in 2014. About 1 billion is for high speed trains. But already started high speed train projects need a lot more: 5 billion every year.
Balo’s spectacular targets for 2014
Balo, before celebrating the first aniversary, is planning to increase the frequency to 5 trains per week.
When freight projects will be completed?
There are a number of projects of TCDD and Transportation Ministry that will increase the competetiveness of railway transportation. Here are the schedules of these projects based on 2014 budget.
Railway Investments of Turkey in 2014
Railway investments have an important share in 2014’s budget. But which of the projects will be funded? Here are the top 10 projects with biggest shares:
Who will operate Derince Port?
One of the most important ports in Izmit region is to be privatized. Six companies offered for the port as announced by Privatization Agency last week.
Balkans under construction
Luckily, and unfortunately, railway infrastructure in Balkan region is almost totally under construction. Here are the ongoing or about to start construction works in Balkan countries:
30k vehicles by rail
Omsan unveiled the multimodal project in cooperation with Dacia Group for finished vehicles to be carried from Romania to Turkey.
Countries operating high speed trains
High speed trains become more and more popular nowadays in Turkey. Where else? Which countries have high speed trains? How widely are they used?
What will happen in 2014?
Lots of things will change in Turkish railway world in 2014. Here are the milestones:
What happened in 2013?
2013 witnessed a number of problems as well as many kickoffs in railway business.
Leading railway clients 2012
The biggest customers of TCDD are the manufacturers organizing their transports by rail directly with TCDD. Here’s the top 10 manufacturers within railway clients in Turkey:
Welcome Derince, welcome Kosekoy
TCDD announced that beginning with today, both Derince and Kosekoy terminals are now open to railway traffic.
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