On the 19th of April, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan accompanied by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Transportation Minister Feridun Bilgin and Mayor Kadir Topbaş attended the inaugurating ceremony of Istanbul metro’s Line 6 (Levent-Rumeli Hisarustu). The 3.3 km line has four metro stations and a capacity of 8100 passengers/h per direction. “Now, Istanbul has
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The Czech Rail Authority has granted final and full authorization for the Vectron multi-system and AC versions to operate on all sections of the Czech network without any restrictions. As well, Turkish State Railways (TCDD) has authorized the multi-system version of the Vectron locomotive. The authorization covers the entire Vectron family,
The Finnish City of Tampere announced that Turkish company Gulermak and three other consortia have prequalified in the tender for the Tampere tramway project: 1. LEMMINKAINEN (Finland) – RAMBOLL (Denmark) – ALSTOM (France) – INSINORRIT SUNNITELU (Finland): 137.75 Point / 160 2. GULERMAK (Turkey) : 134.80 Point / 160 3. DESTIA (Finland)
The railway companies of Kazakhstan, Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan have planned to increase the volume of rail freight traffic on the Trans-Caspian international transport routes to 5.5 million tons of /year. The decision was taken during the meeting of the coordination committee of the Trans-Caspian international transport route, organised in Baku. The companies
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 Patentes Talgo SLU on production, sales and maintenance of train equipment. The agreement is in line with Tumosan’ s strategy to enter the train, high-speed train and railroad materials and
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Turkish tractors and diesel motors maker Tumosan Motor ve Traktor Sanayi has decided to seek partners to enter the train, high-speed train and railway materials and equipment production, maintenance and repair business. The company’s board has authorised its chairman Nuri Albayrak to conduct negotiations regarding joint projects, joint ventures or
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 eight districts (Beyoğlu, Beşiktaş, Şişli, Kağıthane, Eyüp, Gaziosmanpaşa, Esenler and Bağcılar). Works are expected to early start this year and to be completed by end of 2018. The metro line
Izmir’s IZBAN Cumaovası -Tepeköy 30 km long railway section is expected to enter operation in May 2015. Currently, IZBAN rail system is 80 km long and consists of two main axis: Aliağa – Alsancak- Halkapinar (North Line) – 57 km, 21 stations – and Halkapinar-Alsancak-Cumaovası (South Line) – 23 km, 10 stations. Izmir Metropolitan Municipality and Turkish
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. The rolling stock will enter service on M2 Yenikapi – Haciosman Metro Line. The metro cars will be produced in Hyundai Rotem’s factory in Adana (Turkey) and will be delivered in the second half
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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