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September 11, 2020 | Fleet

Istanbul Metro to begin testing of new trains

TURKEY’s Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has announced that it will begin operational performance tests on the first of its new fleet of 44 four-car metro trains later this month.

July 28, 2020 | Fleet

CRRC completes first Istanbul automated metro train

CRRC Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive has completed production of the first driverless metro train for Turkey, six months after it was awarded the contract.

July 7, 2020 | Financial

World Bank approves €345m loan for Turkish freight corridors

THE World Bank has approved a €345m loan for Turkey’s Rail Logistics Improvement project, which aims to improve intermodal connectivity, and reduce emissions and costs along selected rail freight corridors in the country.

June 17, 2020 | Fleet

Turkey completes production of first locally-made EMU

TURKISH Wagon Industry (Tüvasaş) has completed the first EMU to be designed and manufactured in Turkey, with the train due to enter service by the end of the year.

June 11, 2020 | Infrastructure

Thales to install CBTC on three Asian metro projects

THALES has won contracts to install its SelTrac Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) on metro projects in Istanbul, Nanchang, and Incheon.

May 28, 2020 | High-speed

Turkey restarts high-speed services

TURKEY’s national train operator TCDD Taşimacilik reintroduced high-speed services on May 28 but at 50% of normal capacity and with new anti-coronavirus restrictions.

May 18, 2020 | Freight

Turkey inaugurates domestic freight services through Marmaray tunnel

TURKEY’s minister of transport and infrastructure, Mr Adil Karaismailoğlu, has inaugurated the start of domestic freight services through the Marmaray tunnel under the Bosporus in Istanbul.

May 12, 2020 | Infrastructure

TCDD reopens Sivas - Samsun line after five-year upgrade

TURKISH State Railway (TCDD) has reopened the 431km line connecting Sivas with Samsun on the Black Sea coast following a €350m rebuild.

April 29, 2020 | Rolling stock

CRRC Zhuzhou wins Istanbul automated metro train contract

CRRC Zhuzhou has won a Lira 1.55bn ($US 221.8m) contract to supply 176 metro cars for Line M11 being built to serve Istanbul’s new airport which opened in April 2019.

March 9, 2020 | High-speed

Testing on Ankara - Sivas high-speed line begins

TURKISH State Railways (TCDD) completed the first tests on the Ankara - Sivas high-speed line on March 5, with the 393km line expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2020.

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