| İstanbul-Ankara high-speed railway | |
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| Overview | |
| Type | High-speed rail |
| System | Turkish State Railways |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Central Anatolia |
| Termini | Ankara Eskişehir (Current) Bilecik (Future) Haydarpaşa (Future) |
| Stations | 5 |
| Operation | |
| Opened | March 13, 2009 |
| Owner | Turkish State Railways |
| Operator(s) | Turkish State Railways |
| Depot(s) | Güvercinlik yard Köseköy Yard (future) |
| Rolling stock | HT65000 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 533 km (331.19 mi)[1] |
| No. of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Standard gauge[1] |
| Minimum radius | 2500 m |
| Electrification | 25 kV[1] |
| Operating speed | 250 km/h (160 mph)[1] |
The Istanbul-Ankara High Speed Rail Line is a railway line for High Speed Rail between Haydarpasa Terminal in Istanbul and Ankara Railway Station in Ankara. The line is completed from Ankara to Eskişehir, and under construction from Eskişehir to Istanbul.
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Construction on the route is taking place in two phases. The first phase is a 251 kilometres (156 mi), $747 million route between Sincan (a district of Ankara) and Inonu, for which construction began in 2003 on a segment between Esenkent and Eskisehir; this segment was completed in 2007.[1] Regular service between Ankara and Eskisehir began on 13 March 2009.[2] Two shorter lines complete the first phase: a line between Eskisehir and Inonu began construction in 2008 and was completed in 2010, while a line between Sincan and Esenkent was built in 2008.[1]
The second phase, between Inonu and Gebze, is about 214 kilometres (133 mi) long, and costs $2.27 billion.[1] The substantially higher price of the second phase is due to more challenging terrain than the first, including 33 bridges and 39 tunnels. This phase was partially completed by 2010.[1]
Construction is partially financed through foreign sources, including €1.25 billion from the European Investment Bank and €120 million from the European Union.[3]
Turkey ordered ten TCDD HT65000 six-car trainsets from CAF, the first one of which arrived in Turkey in 2007.[1][4] They began service operating between Ankara and Eskisehir, expanding operations as additional high-speed trackage was completed.[1]
Alcatel won an $80 million contract to supply signalling services on the line, as well as interlockings and traffic control systems.[1]
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