Network of speed railway lines to cover all Turkey
It was 1856 when the story of railways first started to be narrated as part of the development story of Turkey. When Sultan Abdülhamid II commissioned an English contractor with the construction of the İzmir-Aydın railway line, he worked on the continuous expansion of the railways that went all the way to Hejaz.
Ahmet Arslan, the minister of Transportation, Maritime Affairs and Communications, said the ministry has connected all four sides of Turkey with high-speed rail lines, adding that the construction of a total of 1,213 kilometers in high-speed rail lines have been completed so far and a 3,000-kilometer-long line is being constructed. The ministry is also conducting exploration and project works on an additional high speed rail line of 5,277 kilometers.
Speaking to Anadolu Agency (AA), Arslan remarked that work on railways has gained momentum in the past 14 years and that the investment in railway infrastructure has exceeded the investment in highways.
Arslan underlined that the investment allowance allocated to the construction of railways this year is above TL 11.3 billion ($3.2 billion), saying, "We are making our investments to create infrastructure for high-speed rail lines in our country in particular."
He said that high-speed trains were first introduced to Turkey in 2009, noting that the length of high speed rail lines so far has reached 1,213 kilometers, continuing, "And, our goal is to build high-speed rail networks all across the country.
We are building high-speed rail networks that enable one to travel over 250 kilometers per hour in regions where there are favorable ground conditions and slopes. In the regions not suitable for 250 kilometers per hour, we are building high-speed rail lines that can travel at 200 kilometers per hour. Also, we are now continuing to construct 3,000-kilometer high-speed rail lines that will connect all four sides of our country."
source: Daily Sabah
28.06.2017
Ahmet Arslan, the minister of Transportation, Maritime Affairs and Communications, said the ministry has connected all four sides of Turkey with high-speed rail lines, adding that the construction of a total of 1,213 kilometers in high-speed rail lines have been completed so far and a 3,000-kilometer-long line is being constructed. The ministry is also conducting exploration and project works on an additional high speed rail line of 5,277 kilometers.
Speaking to Anadolu Agency (AA), Arslan remarked that work on railways has gained momentum in the past 14 years and that the investment in railway infrastructure has exceeded the investment in highways.
Arslan underlined that the investment allowance allocated to the construction of railways this year is above TL 11.3 billion ($3.2 billion), saying, "We are making our investments to create infrastructure for high-speed rail lines in our country in particular."
He said that high-speed trains were first introduced to Turkey in 2009, noting that the length of high speed rail lines so far has reached 1,213 kilometers, continuing, "And, our goal is to build high-speed rail networks all across the country.
We are building high-speed rail networks that enable one to travel over 250 kilometers per hour in regions where there are favorable ground conditions and slopes. In the regions not suitable for 250 kilometers per hour, we are building high-speed rail lines that can travel at 200 kilometers per hour. Also, we are now continuing to construct 3,000-kilometer high-speed rail lines that will connect all four sides of our country."
source: Daily Sabah
28.06.2017
