railway transportation in turkey

No transport without licence

Railway authority of Turkey (DDGM) announced that compaines will not be able to organize railway transport without licence starting from 29th of September.

Goods to require additional assurance on rail

By Onur Uysal on 20 Aug 14

There are some goods which have been requested additional assurance to transport on rail..

Information for passengers of Istanbul-Ankara HST

By Onur Uysal on 25 Jul 14

Information for passangers of Istanbul-Ankara high speed train..

Turkish railway industry report 2013 – Passenger

By Onur Uysal on 24 Jul 14

Here are some headlines from Railway Industry Report 2013 about passenger transportation..

Turkish railway industry report 2013 – Freight

By Onur Uysal on 23 Jul 14

Here are some headlines about freight from the Railway Industry Report 2013..

TCDD announced discount for transports to Iran

By Onur Uysal on 19 Jun 14

TCDD is going to make discount for transports to Iran.

Railway friendly companies in Turkey: Sisecam

By Onur Uysal on 20 May 14 • ( 1 Comment )

Although railway has low shares in freight, there are several companies have high volumes on rail. Here is one of the railway friendly companies in Turkey: Sisecam

Where is closed in Turkish railways?

By Onur Uysal on 16 May 14

Which sections of Turkish railway are closed? Here’s the latest construction works schedule.

Change in TCDD domestic tariff

By Onur Uysal on 24 Apr 14

TCDD announced a tariff change in domestic rail freight..

Hasanbey logistic center opened in Eskisehir

By Onur Uysal on 25 Mar 14

One of the 18 logistic centers of TCDD, Hasanbey Logistic Center, is opened in Eskisehir.

5 billion needed annually for HST lines

By Onur Uysal on 30 Jan 14

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.

Railway companies in Logitrans 2013

By Onur Uysal on 25 Nov 13

Logitrans ended, where most of the Turkish railway companies prefered to be there as visitor. Here’s the short story of railway companies in Logitrans.