Ankara-Konya high-speed railway
| Ankara-Konya high-speed railway | |
|---|---|
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An HT65000 EMU set in Konya | |
| Overview | |
| Type | High-speed rail |
| System | Turkish State Railways |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Central Anatolia |
| Termini |
Ankara Konya |
| Stations | 2 |
| Operation | |
| Opening | August 23, 2011 |
| Owner | Turkish State Railways |
| Operator(s) | Turkish State Railways |
| Depot(s) | Güvercinlik Yard |
| Rolling stock | HT65000 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 306 km (190.14 mi)[1] |
| No. of tracks | Double track |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm |
| Minimum radius | 3,500 m |
| Electrification | 25 kV, 50 Hz AC Overhead line[1] |
| Operating speed | 250 km/h (160 mph)[1] |
| Maximum incline | 16 ‰ |
The Ankara-Konya high-speed railway is a high-speed rail line between Ankara and Konya. Yüksek Hızlı Tren (YHT) started commercial operations on 23 August 2011.[2] Built at a cost of about TL1 billion, the line is the second high-speed rail line in Turkey, after the Ankara-Istanbul high-speed railway.[3] The line shares the same route with the İstanbul-Ankara high-speed railway from Ankara to Polatlı, from where it branches south at the large Polatlı high-speed rail junction. From Polatlı the line continues south through the plains of middle Anatolia and connects to the Eskişehir-Afyon-Konya railway at Sarıcalar, just north of Konya and continues to south to the city.
Construction started on 8 July 2006 and was finished in mid-2011. Test runs started on 3 June 2011 and the commercial runs started on 23 August. It was a turn-key project and constructed by Yapı Merkezi.
Gallery
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Konya Central Station
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See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Opening of Ankara - Konya fast line completes strategic link". Railway Gazette. 24 August 2011. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
- ↑ "Invensys commissions ERTMS solution on Turkish High Speed Line". European Railway Review. 7 September 2011. Archived from the original on 19 December 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
- ↑ "High-Speed Rail Line Connecting Ankara-Konya Concluded". Turkish Weekly. 17 August 2011. Archived from the original on 19 December 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
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