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June 17, 2026 | Main line

Key section of Istanbul - Bulgaria line nears completion

Testing has concluded on the 153km Çerkezköy - Kapıkule western section of the 228.4km Halkalı - Kapıkule line in Turkey.

March 9, 2026 | Fleet

Turkey starts testing of domestically developed 225km/h train

The train could enter passenger service by the end of the year.

February 20, 2026 | Infrastructure

British Steel wins Turkish high-speed contract

Manufacturer will supply 36m-long rails for Ankara - Izmir high-speed line.

September 6, 2023 | Fleet

First Turkish driverless metro train delivered

The train is designed for operation on the new Gebze - Darica automated metro line southeast of Istanbul.

April 27, 2023 | High-speed

Turkey officially opens 405km Ankara - Sivas high-speed line

First use of domestically produced rail and slab track on a Turkish high-speed line.

February 7, 2023 | Infrastructure

Turkey and Syria battle impact of 7.8-magnitude earthquake

All trains are halted in Syria but Turkey’s damaged network is being used to transport aid to quake zone.

January 23, 2023 | Infrastructure

Kağıthane - Istanbul Airport metro line opens

New 34km line has line speed of up to 120km/h and end-to-end journey time of 24 minutes.

November 10, 2022 | Commuter Rail

Turkey’s Gaziray commuter service now open to passengers

Two-track commuter line partly in tunnel has been built with 16 stations alongside a double-track mainline.

September 16, 2021 | Uncategorized

Alstom hands over first ETCS-equipped locomotive to TCDD

26 TCDD locomotives to be equipped with ETCS Level 1&2 for EKB project.

August 4, 2021 | Infrastructure

Bulgaria begins construction of Balkan’s longest dual-bore tunnel

The tunnel forms part of the Elin Pelin - Kostenets line.

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