Think Railways

Turkey Railway Data

Turkey to invest $45 billion in railways until 2023

  Turkey to invest $45 billion in railways until 2023

Representatives of the railway sector came together on 8th April 2015 in Istanbul, at the conference organized by TÜV SÜD.

Read Full Article

New metro line opens in Istanbul

  New metro line opens in Istanbul

On the 19th of April,  President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan accompanied by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Transportation Minister Feridun Bilgin and Mayor

Read Full Article

Siemens Vectron locomotive authorized for Czech Republic and Turkey

  Siemens Vectron locomotive authorized for Czech Republic and Turkey

The Czech Rail Authority has granted final and full authorization for the Vectron multi-system and AC versions to operate on

Read Full Article

Turkish company Gulermak submits bids for Tampere Tramway project and Sofia’s new metro line

  Turkish company Gulermak submits bids for Tampere Tramway project and Sofia’s new metro line

The Finnish City of Tampere announced that Turkish company Gulermak and three other consortia have prequalified in the tender for the Tampere

Read Full Article

Volume of rail freight traffic on Trans-Caspian route to increase to 5.5 m tons/year

  Volume of rail freight traffic on Trans-Caspian route to increase to 5.5 m tons/year

The railway companies of Kazakhstan, Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan have planned  to increase the volume of rail freight traffic on the Trans-Caspian

Read Full Article

Turkish company Tumosan to sign MoU with Patentes Talgo

Turkish tractors and diesel motors manufacturer Tumosan Motor ve Traktor Sanayi announced it will sign a memorandum of understanding  with

Read Full Article

Turkey: Tumosan seeks partners to entry the railway equipment sector

Turkish tractors and diesel motors maker Tumosan Motor ve Traktor Sanayi has decided to seek partners to enter the train,

Read Full Article

Kabataş-Mecidiyeköy, new metro line project in Istanbul

  Kabataş-Mecidiyeköy, new metro line project in Istanbul

Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality announced for January a tender for the construction of  Kabataş-Mecidiyeköy metro line. The 6.5 km long line extension will connect

Read Full Article

Turkey: New section of İzmir suburban railway to enter operation in 2015

  Turkey: New section of İzmir suburban railway to enter operation in 2015

Izmir’s IZBAN Cumaovası -Tepeköy 30 km long railway section is expected to enter operation in May 2015. Currently, IZBAN rail system

Read Full Article

Istanbul awards EUR 77.5 mln metro cars order to Hyundai Rotem

  Istanbul awards EUR 77.5 mln metro cars order to Hyundai Rotem

Hyundai Rotem announced it has received a KRW 103.8bn (EUR 77.5  million) order from Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality for the supply of 68 metro cars.

Read Full Article