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Turkey advances domestic high-speed rail production

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Turkey’s high-speed rail infrastructure has seen significant milestones in continues to expand through both passenger usage and domestic technological development. The Ankara-Konya high-speed line reached a milestone of 22.8 million passengers since its 2011 inauguration. Minister of Transport development and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu noted that the route reduced travel time between the two cities from over 10 hours to under 2 hours. Regarding broader infrastructure, the Ankara-İzmir high-speed train project aims to reduce travel time between those cities to 3.5 hours upon completion. Turkey has officially entered the serial production phase for its first domestically developed high-speed train. new network planning. Following successful dynamic safety tests where the first TÜRASAŞ-developed electric train reached speeds of 250 km/h, the country has officially entered the serial production phase for its first domestic high-speed train. Production of the second “Milli Hızlı Tren” set has commenced. These 8-car aluminum-bodied trains have a capacity of 577 passengers and feature critical components, such as the Traction System and the Train Control and Management System, designed in collaboration with ASELSAN. The government intends to produce 14 train sets over two years, with seven sets scheduled for 2027 and seven for 2028. To facilitate this, a new 18,000-square-meter high-speed train factory in Sakarya is nearing completion, with construction currently at 90 percent. Once operational, the facility is expected to produce one high-speed train per month, integrating production, assembly, and testing in a single location. In addition to terms of network expansion, studies have been completed for a new 541-kilometer high-speed rail, progress is being made on local urban transit in Sakarya, including the 15.2-kilometer Adapazarı-Serdivan tram line. railway project. This project will feature 19 stations planned route aims to connect Kayseri, Nevşehir, Aksaray, Konya, and a design speed Antalya, linking the Cappadocia region to the Mediterranean coast. Designed for speeds of 70 km/h 200 km/h, the double-track, electrified line is intended to alleviate city traffic. serve both passenger and freight transport, establishing a new corridor for logistics. Earlier milestones include the Ankara-Konya line reaching 22.8 million passengers since 2011, and the ongoing Ankara-İzmir project, which aims to reduce travel time to 3.5 hours.

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  1. 2026-09-28 08:42 UTC Turkey advances domestic high-speed rail production
  2. 2026-09-21 10:42 UTC Turkey advances domestic high-speed rail production
  3. 2026-09-20 11:14 UTC Turkey advances domestic high-speed rail production
  4. 2026-09-20 09:51 UTC Turkey advances domestic high-speed rail production
  5. 2026-09-05 15:42 UTC Turkey high-speed rail development
  6. 2026-09-02 17:23 UTC Turkey high-speed rail development

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