A direct high speed train service connecting Konya to Istanbul was officially inaugurated on the 17th of December by the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, accompanied by Transport Minister Lutfi Elvan. Journey time between the two cities will decrease to four hours 15 minutes, from 13 hours by a conventional train,
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From November 3rd to 7th, the Spanish Railway Association (MAFEX) organised a trade delegation to Turkey with the aim of strengthening the relations of the Spanish railway sector with this country and supporting the industry’s technological and professional offer facing the forthcoming tenders. During the week meetings were held with
Turkey’s third-largest city, Izmir, is expanding its light-rail system with a comprehensive financing package put together by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and its partners. To meet growing demand Izmir is investing EUR 157 million in a significant expansion of its urban transport network. The EBRD is
COMSA has been awarded a prize for its work on the Ankara Metro (Turkey) in the second edition of the European Rail Congress awards, an event held annually in the UK and which brings together the key players in the railway industry. More specifically, the organisation has awarded the company