Turkey, within the framework of the development concept for the period until 2053, plans to bring the length of the railway roads to 28.6 thousand km. At the same time, until 2030, the number transferred by the national railway to the operator of electric trains of domestic production will reach 56.
About this, the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure of Turkey Adil Karaismaililla announced on Thursday, on April 27, during a visit to the regional office of the railway office of Türasaş (Türkiye Raylı sistem araçları sanayii A.ş.) in the city of Sakarya in front Railway to the operator “Turkish State Railway” (TCDD).
The Minister noted that over the past 21 years, the investment of the department in the transport and communication infrastructure amounted to about 193 billion dollars.
Efforts were made for the production of domestic railway technologies, expanding the bandwidth of lines and repairing a network of roads.
Karaismaillla recalled that over the past years, all lines of the railway country have been completely updated, and the half-century dream of citizens in high-speed trains has been embodied, which has become the 6th largest country-operator of high-speed trains in Europe and the 8th In the world.
As of 2022, the total length of railways in Turkey reached 13 thousand 128 kilometers, and after the opening of the Ankara-Sivas high-speed line, this indicator reached 13 thousand 896 km, the minister stated.
“The length of the high-speed trains was increased from 1460 km to 2 thousand 228 km. Thanks to the line of super-speed trains Ankara-Stambul, the opening of which was previously announced by the president, we will reduce the distance between Kyzylai and Kadykee to 80 minutes,” Karasmailille said.
According to the head of the department, the railway station of the Turkish production of Turkey is equipped with Wi-Fi, kitchens, two wagons for people with disabilities, a mother and child’s room.