Türkiye goals to extend its high-speed practice (YHT) strains by 83 p.c by 2027, increasing the present 2,251-kilometers to 4,122 kilometers, Turkish Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu has stated.
“We obtain important demand from our residents for the YHT, that are each extra inexpensive and cozy in comparison with different modes of transportation,” Uraloglu was not too long ago quoted by the state-run Anadolu Company as saying.
The minister additionally revealed that the Tremendous Excessive-Pace Practice Undertaking connecting Istanbul and Ankara, which is able to journey at speeds of as much as 350 kilometers per hour, has formally begun. To be accomplished by 2034, the road is anticipated to cut back the journey between the 2 cities to 80 minutes.
Highlighting Türkiye’s strategic place bridging Asia and Europe, the minister famous that the Halkali-Kapikule Railway Undertaking, a part of the YHT strains underneath building, will probably be an important a part of the Asia-Europe hall.
The 229-kilometer high-speed practice line will join Istanbul, Türkiye’s largest metropolis, to the Kapikule border gate with Bulgaria, situated within the northwestern province of Edirne, in keeping with Uraloglu.
