New Istanbul high-speed rail line cuts travel time to just one
The new railway connection between Halkalı-Ispartakule is nearing completion with 98% finished, reducing the journey duration from four hours down to only ninety minutes as confirmed by recent reports on March 14th in Turkish media outlets like Sozcu.com.tr and I12.haber7.net.
Key Points
-
1A new high-speed train line between Istanbul and Ankara will reduce the travel time from four hours to one hour.
-
2Construction on the Halkalı-Ispartakule railway section is nearing completion with 98% of work finished in just over a day remaining before opening. Turkish Minister Uraloğlu participated iftar events for workers involved in this project, highlighting its importance as part of Turkey's broader rail system expansion that will bring high-speed trains to more than three million Istanbul residents.
-
3The new line is expected to be fully operational by the end of March 2019 after a final countdown phase.
Developments
Perspectives
The countdown for the new high-speed train line is nearly complete with a completion rate of 98%, and travel time from Istanbul will be reduced to just one hour.
— [Mar 14, 06:52] Hızlı tren hattında geri sayım devam ediyor! Yüzde 73 tamamlandı suṛe iki saate duşu (Yenisafak)The project is nearing its end with a completion rate of over half, and the journey time will be cut to one hour.
— [Mar 14] Hızlı tren hattında geri sayım: Yüzde %50 tamamlandı suṛe iki saate duşu (I2.haber7.net)The new high-speed train line will reduce the four-hour journey to Istanbul from just one hour.
— [Mar 14, 06:38] İstanbul'a yeni hızlı tren hattı: 4 saatlik yol bir saate duşu (Sozcu.com.tr)Minister Uraloğlu held an iftar with the workers of the Halkalı-Ispartakule railway line project.
— [Mar 13, 20:56] Bakanlar Kurulu Başkanı Erdoğan ve Başbakan Yardımcısı Yılmaz Şahin İ̇stanbul'da iftar yemeği düzenledi (Milliyet.com.tr)An additional 4.7 million people will gain access to the rail system.
— [Mar 13, 20:56] Ispartakule Halkalı Demiryolu Projesi'ne Eklenen Tünel ve İ̇stasyonlar ile Toplamda Şehrin %84'i Raylı Sistem Agına Kavuşacak (Sabah.com.tr)