Turkey rolls out advanced rail simulation training facilities

Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced the launch of the SİMURAY‑KBÜ project at Karabük University, a domestically developed train‑driver training system. The platform will feature a physical cabin, control interfaces, visual driving simulation software, an instructor monitoring suite and an AI‑driven performance assessment module. Real‑time data exchange between PLC‑based hardware and the simulation software will allow trainees to practice speed control, braking, signal tracking and emergency handling in a laboratory setting. The project is funded with a 500 million TRY budget and is one of 29 initiatives under the UDHAM‑backed Rail System Technologies Call Programme, aiming to boost local R&D and international competitiveness.

In Bilecik, Governor Faik Oktay Sözer inspected the country’s most extensive Integrated Simulation Systems (BSST) centre, covering 130,000 sqm with a Safe and Defensive Driving Training Area. The facility includes five main modules and 23 simulated tracks, providing both theoretical and practical training for gendarmerie personnel under realistic terrain, weather and mission conditions. Both projects are intended to strengthen Turkey’s rail‑system education, research capacity and domestic technology base.