The Elaziğ – Tatvan railway
The Elaziğ – Tatvan railway is one of the most recently-constructed classic railway lines in Turkey, having been built in the 1950s and 1960s.
High speed trains to start soon
High speed trains are planned to start in last week of May, on 1st of June at the latest.
Samsun railway opened
The railway stretch connecting Samsun to national rail network opened yesterday.
Ferry out, Marmaray in
Freight trains have started to pass Bosphorus only via Marmaray.
Trains stopped
Due to covid-19 epidemic, all intercity train services are suspended in Turkey.
Trains overcome corona restrictions
As corona has stopped life to a great extent all over the world, trains started to play greater role in international transport.
Freight trains to Iran restart
The freight trains will soon restart with limited number of wagons between Iran and Turkey.
Merging in rolling stock industry
Three subsidiaries of TCDD for rolling stock manufacturing is merging.
Winter surprises: Bogazici, Ege and Touristic Dogu expresses
TCDDT announced winter timetables to be valid starting with 8th of December.
New HST set is on way to Turkey
The first set of 12 HST sets is on way to Turkey.
Metro and tram in Turkish cities – 2019
Which cities have wider usage of rail, which is more efficient, which one of the metro, tram and suburban systems are used in Turkish cities?
10 countries, 11500 km: China train at Turkey
The train departed from China which will pass through 10 countries to Czechia is at Turkey.
Local solution for international certification: DeTIM
As Turkey accepted the European standards and Turkish wagon industry focused on international market, companies faced an important and “expensive” step: Certification and inspection.
Ankara pass opened for China train
The China-Turkey-Europe train passed through Ankara, which kept closed to freight traffic for a long time.
Ankara ve Goller expresses: Bittersweet joy
Two new trains restarted in 2019, Ankara and Goller expresses are welcomed by travellers. However there are disappoinments as well.
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