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Red HŽ Cargo locomotive with a tanker train at Škrljevo station

03.08.2026

HŽ Cargo and Railtrans Plan Intermodal Joint Venture

The Danapur–Fatuha rail project will add lines across 29 km, allowing 22 more passenger and 18 more freight trains each day.

03.08.2026

India Approves ₹976 Crore Danapur–Fatuha Rail Project

CCTV cameras and a passenger information display at Ton Pentre railway station

02.08.2026

AI Rail Station Monitoring Could Move Beyond Passive CCTV

Turkey's High-Speed Electric Trains

28.08.2023

Operation of Turkey’s High-Speed Electric Trains

In 2025, the operation of the first domestically developed electric trains capable of reaching speeds up to 225 km/h is planned to commence, as reported by the railway portal Railway Supply.
the production of unmanned metro trains

15.06.2023

Chinese company CRRC has launched an assembly yard for the production of unmanned metro trains in Turkey

Aluminum bodies, which will be used to manufacture the second batch of 15 four-car trains for Istanbul's M11 metro line, have arrived at the factory in Ankara, according to the railway journal Railway Supply, citing Rollingstock.
construction of two railway stations

14.06.2023

Izmir to add two stations to the İZBAN rail network

Contracts have been awarded for the construction of two railway stations on the 136-kilometer İzmir suburban railway line in Turkey, bringing the total number of stations to 43, according to the railway portal Railway Supply, citing Railway Gazette.
The first electric train of Turkish production

30.05.2023

The first electric train of Turkish production has been put into operation by TCDD

Turkey has begun the operation of domestically manufactured electric trains Türasaş, the Turkish state producer, has released this electric train, which has started running on the Adapazarı-Gebze line, spanning 95.
TCDD

14.04.2023

Türkiye prepares to launch HSR Ankara-Sivas

The Ankara-Sivas high-speed line will open on April 28, 2023, shortly after the end of the holy month of Ramadan. This was announced by Turkish Minister of Transport Adil Karaysmailoglu.
Earthquake

30.03.2023

Earthquake damage to railways – 15.3 billion lire

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electric train

26.12.2022

Turkey will soon start serial production of electric trains

The first Turkish national electric train with an estimated speed of 160 km/h has completed its test runs after runnіng 10,000 kilometers.
TCDD

14.11.2022

TCDD is gradually transitioning to renewable energy

Turkish rail infrastructure operator TCDD has begun work on the construction of a 10 MW solar power plant in Balıkesir in the northwest of the country.
highspeed railway

08.09.2022

Work begins on the Ankara-Izmir high-speed line

After the groundbreaking ceremony in Afyonkarahisar on August 30, work began on the 508-kilometer high-speed line Ankara - Afyonkarahisar - Usak - Izmir in Turkey.
Electric trains export

24.05.2022

Turkey plans to start exporting electric trains to the EU from 2023

The national carrier TCDD intends to put into operation the first 3 trains this year. They were developed and produced by the state-owned Türasaş.
Cooperation on transportation from China

06.04.2022

Turkey and the UK will strengthen cooperation on transportation from China

Cooperation in the field of rail transport between Turkey and the UK was discussed during a meeting in Istanbul at the end of March.
High-speed railway line opened in Turkey

13.01.2022

High-speed railway line opened in Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoglu opened a 102-kilometer high-speed line Konya-Karaman connecting the two cities.