China connected to Europe in 15 days by rail
A new intermodal train, departed from China and arrived to Germany in a record time of 15 days.
A new intermodal train, departed from China and arrived to Germany in a record time of 15 days.
TCDD will buy 106 new high speed train sets in the following 5 years.
Top 500 leading industrial enterprises of Turkey is announced. Most of top 10 companies are either using or at least getting prepared of using raillways.
Winner of the Tupras tender for 100 tank wagons is Legios.
BDZ stopped accepting trains to Turkey coming from Europe. Here are the hardest frequently-asked questions nowadays, and most up-to-date answers..
IFB moved its container traffic from Cerkezkoy to Tekirdag Port.
Is railway really environmentally-friendly as imagined? Here are answers for common questions with comparative figures.
Here’s the leading railcar owners in Turkey according to the TCDD’s 2012’s top customer list.
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:
Siemens Velaro will be the new high speed train sets of Turkey.
Another good article. I agree with everything you’ve said. The route from West to East has been so fragmented for so long that it will take a lot of work to bring the numbers back up. I hope the investment isn’t wasted and is supported by positive marketing and increased information for all. As someone who’s twice travelled through Turkey by train I know it’s a great network – but it needs to be easier for passengers.
How is it that tickets are immediately sold out as soon as they are released for sale? Do travel agencies buy all the places? What is TCDD doing to make it possible for ordinary passengers to reserve sleeping-car places?
Another slight problem with the timetable information on the TCDD website as regards regional trains is that, for example, if I wanted to check the times of trains from Basmane to Torbali, I would need to look at 5 different files to get the whole picture: Basmane – Denizli. Basmane – Nazilli; Basmane – Soke; Basmane – Tire and Basmane – Odemis. If I want to make the short journey from Aydin to Nazilli, I still need to check 4 files. From the point of view of a traveller, I don’t see the point in listing the Basmane – Nazilli services separately from Basmane – Denizli, although it maybe suits administrators.