Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu stated that they are working intensively to further expand the high-speed train network across Turkey, noting that they most recently opened the Ankara-Sivas High-Speed Train line and are now starting projects to bring the high-speed train network to the Black Sea.
WE WILL MAKE IT MORE WIDESPREAD
Stating that they are making the high-speed train network more widespread throughout Turkey, Uraloğlu announced that they most recently opened the Ankara-Sivas High-Speed Train line and are now starting projects to bring the high-speed train network to the Black Sea. He underscored that they will bring high-speed trains to Samsun with the Kırıkkale-Çorum-Samsun High-Speed Train Line.
Uraloğlu's statements are as follows:
"We will hold the tender for the 120-kilometer Kırıkkale-Çorum section this year. Afterwards, we will implement the 509-kilometer-long Samsun-Sarp Railway project.
Hopefully, we will start the feasibility and project studies for this line within this year. When this project is realized, we will have introduced all provinces in the Eastern Black Sea region, including Giresun, to railways.
With the completion of the Kırıkkale-Çorum-Samsun High-Speed Train Line, the travel time between Ankara and Samsun will drop from 7 hours to 2 hours and 45 minutes."
News Source: 12punto
