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Since the day Ankara-Konya line opened for service,
a total of 2 million and 600 thousand passengers were
carried from one city to another. While the travel time on
high-speed rail line is 1 hour and 30 minutes for Ankara-
Konya now, it will drop down to 1 hour and 15 minutes
with the acquisition of train sets that can go as high as
300 km/h.

ANKARA-SİVAS HIGH SPEED RAILWAY PROJECT

The Ankara-Sivas route comprises a longitudinal
part of the country’s railroad network that extends from
the western border to the eastern; it is also located
on the railroad connections of Europe-Iran, Europe-
Middle East, and Caucasian countries. The current
Ankara-Sivas railroad is a 603-km track with 12.5 hours
of travel time. Construction is ongoing for the double-
tracked, electrified, signaled new High Speed Rail Line
compatible for 250 km/h and entirely financed by own
resources. Travel time will be only 2 hours once the
project is complete. Yozgat, a city currently without any
railroad line, will also have a high-standard railway.

ANKARA-BURSA HIGH SPEED
RAILWAY PROJECT

Construction began in January 2012 for the 110-km,
double tracked, electrified, and signaled line which is
compatible for 250 km/h. Upon completion, the highly-
developed industrial city of Bursa will be connected with
İstanbul, Eskişehir, and Ankara. Travel time on Bursa-
Ankara will be 2 hours and 15 minutes, Bursa-Eskişehir
will be an hour, and Bursa-İstanbul will be 2 hours and
15 minutes.

ANKARA-İZMİR HIGH SPEED RAILWAY PROJECT

Ankara-İzmir High Speed Railway Project will Mr. Yıldırım has stated
connect İzmir and the on-route cities of Manisa, Uşak, that their goal is to be
and Afyonkarahisar with Ankara. Construction began the logistics center
on 29 July 2012 on the Polatlı-Afyonkarahisar section.
Construction drawings have been devised for the for three continents
Afyon-Uşak (Eşme)-Manisa section and construction and Turkey is at a
will began once the project is finalized. The current rail geographical advantage
travel that lasts 14 hours on the 824-km line between
İzmir and Ankara will reduce to 3.5 hours when the high to realize this goal.
speed rail line is complete.

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