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Turkish State Railways

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.

April 13, 2023 | High-speed

Ankara - Sivas high-speed line opens on April 28

The 405km route has a maximum speed of 250km/h.

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 7, 2022 | High-speed

Work begins on Ankara - İzmir high-speed line

The line will reduce the Ankara - İzmir journey time to 3h 30min.

April 14, 2022 | Infrastructure

Turkey announces high-speed rail expansion plans under 2053 plan

The country plans to increase the number of regions connected by the high-speed network from eight to 52 by 2053.

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.

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