Tag: rail freight turkey

Turkish railways during pandemic: Freight

Though pandemic caused fluctuations in freight, it also caused fast growth.

As freight transport by rail has grown fast, it has become much harder to meet the demand for empty wagons.

Ankara rail corridor connecting east and west of Turkey is opened for freight officially.

Rail freight hits record after record.

International rail freight of Turkey is running towards the highest volume of all times.

TCDD Tasimacilik hit the record of 2.77 million tons of freight in May.

TCDD Tasimacilik has grown by 10% in freight in 2017, carrying an amount of 28.5 mn tons.

Logistic professionals consider railway as slow, expensive and complex in Turkey.