Van Lake unlocked
The second rail ferry has started service at Van Lake. Her name is Idris-i Bitlis.
The second rail ferry has started service at Van Lake. Her name is Idris-i Bitlis.
The new rail ferry which will be used for Van Lake crossing has completed its first trial service succesfully.
Solution is very close about Van Lake crossing problem of Iran trains.
While Turkey’s neighbours step forward in transit rail traffic, Turkey is working on the transit rail freight projects to increase its share of transit traffic in region, which is almost nothing by now.
TCDD announced discounts for Tekirdag-Derince and Van Lake ferries.
This year, TL 7 bn is allocated for railway investments. There are many railway projects in the investment program, and 5 of them is/will be commissioned this year:
by Erkan Ozkan
Railway closure between Palu-Genc which stopped Iran railway traffic opened at the beginning of this month..
Railway professionals may face with lots of changes in 2015..
by Erkan Ozkan
The new rail ferry will start service soon which may be a solution for Van Lake problem for the rail freight to east..
by Erkan Ozkan
Van Lake continues to be the bottleneck for eastward trains..
The crisis of the most popular transportation mode, trucks, between Turkey and Iran increased the interest in trains..