2023 targets in rail freight – Network
Turkish Ministry of Transportation announced the target of constructing 4000 km new conventional rail lines till 2023. Here’s the report or this target by Summer 2013:
TCDD prefers Velaro as HST sets
Siemens Velaro will be the new high speed train sets of Turkey.
10 “must-have”s for freight villages
Freight villages are on way, being constructed all over Turkey. Are they enough good to be called freight village rather than terminal?
Rail Turkey and Google Trends
Rail Turkey featured the first digital podcast about railroad freight transportation in Turkey published both in Turkish and English
Too many unknowns in European traffic
Nowadays there are lots of foggy points about European traffic in Turkey that nobody can get a clear, official, in written answer. Here are the most frequently asked questions.
Baku Tbilisi Kars railway to be opened in 2014
The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway is told to be opened by the end of 2014.
Leading railway companies In Turkey 2012 – European traffic
2012’s top customer list is published by TCDD. Here’s the first article about this list, the leading companies in Turkey organizing railway transportation to/from Europe.
DB Schenker step forward with Bosphorus Shuttle
DB Schenker announced Bosphorus Shuttle, three per week mixed trains with railway containers and conventional wagons to be operated between Nürnberg and Halkali and to be started in September 2013.
DB Schenker to start Bosphorus Shuttle
DB Schenker announced its new train to Turkey, Bosphorus Shuttle.
Photos of Landwasserviadukt
Photos from famous Swiss railway bridge, Landwasserviadukt.
Trains of Turkey
A website for the Turkish railways enthusiast..
Opening of ferry, closure of Halkali: New era for trains
TCDD announced closure of Halkali and opening of rail ferry service to Derince. The European rail traffic handled in Halkali will now be shared between Cerkezkoy, Corlu and Derince terminals.
Automobile industry needs railway to break through
Automobile industry has start leading Turkish economy by 2000’s. But can this growth continue without the support of railways?
Ekol adds Ostrova to its intermodal traffic
Ekol adds Trieste-Ostrova block train route to ists existing intermodal routes.
Completely false facts about Marmaray
The dream of İstanbul for hundred years is about to come true. How much do we know about the project, and how much of that is true?
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