Polatlı–Izmir high-speed railway

Polatlı–Izmir high-speed railway
Overview
Type	High-speed rail
System	Turkish State Railways
Status	Under construction
Locale	Central and western Anatolia
Termini	Polatlı, Ankara Province Menemen, Izmir Province
Stations	7
Operation
Opened	2018 (Polatlı-Afyon)
Owner	Turkish State Railways
Operator(s)	TCDD Taşımacılık
Rolling stock	HT65000
Technical
Line length	570 km (354.18 mi)^[1]
Number of tracks	Double track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in) standard gauge
Minimum radius	3 500 m
Electrification	25 kV, 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed	250 km/h (160 mph)
Maximum incline	16 ‰

The Polatlı–Izmir high-speed railway is a 570 km (354.18 mi) long high-speed railway currently under construction in Turkey. Once completed, it will be the longest high-speed railway in the country, surpassing the Istanbul-Ankara HSR which holds the title since 2009.

The railway will split from the Polatlı-Konya high-speed railway about 27 km (17 mi) south of Polatlı junction, where the Polatlı-Konya HSR splits from the Istanbul-Ankara HSR, and head west to Afyonkarahisar, then it will parallel the Izmir-Afyon railway to Menemen, where it will join the railway just north of Izmir. Travel times between Ankara-Afyon and Ankara-Izmir will be 1 hour, 30 minutes and 2 hours, 30 minutes respectively.

References

↑ Polatli-Izmir high-speed railway – tr.railturkey.org

High-speed rail in Turkey
Service	Yüksek Hızlı Tren
Lines	Ankara–Istanbul high-speed railway Polatlı–Konya high-speed railway Ankara–Sivas high-speed railway Bursa–Osmaneli high-speed railway Konya–Karaman high-speed railway Polatlı–Izmir high-speed railway
Rolling stock	TCDD HT65000 TCDD HT80000
Accidents	Pamukova train derailment
Lines in italics are under construction.

High-speed railway lines

Africa

Asia

China (Mainland)	(* Indicates overlap with conventional services) Beijing–Shanghai Beijing–Shijiazhuang –Wuhan –Guangzhou –Shenzhen Beijing–Tianjin Bengbu–Hefei –Fuzhou Changchun–Jilin Chengdu–Dujiangyan Dalian–Harbin –Qiqihar Guangzhou–Zhuhai Guiyang–Guangzhou Guiyang–Kaiyang Hainan Eastern Ring Hengyang–Liuzhou Jilin–Hunchun Jinan–Qingdao –Rongcheng* Jiujiang–Nanchang –Fuzhou* Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport Liuzhou–Nanning* Nanjing–Anqing Nanjing–Hangzhou –Ningbo –Taizhou–Wenzhou –Fuzhou –Xiamen –Shenzhen Nanjing–Hefei –Wuhan* Nanning–Guangzhou Nanning–Kunming Panjin–Yingkou Shanghai–Hangzhou –Changsha –Guiyang Shanghai–Nanjing Shenyang–Dandong Suining–Chongqing* Taiyuan–Shijiazhuang Taiyuan–Xi'an Tianjin–Baoding Tianjin–Qinhuangdao –Shenyang* Wuhan–Xianning Wuhan–Xiaogan Xuzhou–Lanzhou Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo Zhengzhou–Kaifeng Zhengzhou–Xi'an –Baoji –Lanzhou –Urumqi Zhengzhou–Xuzhou
Japan	Hokkaido Shinkansen Hokuriku Shinkansen Jōetsu Shinkansen Kyushu Shinkansen San'yō Shinkansen Tōhoku Shinkansen Tōkaidō Shinkansen
South Korea	Gyeongbu HSR Honam HSR Suseo HSR
Taiwan	Taiwan HSR
Turkey	Ankara–Pendik Polatlı–Konya

Europe

Belgium	HSL 1 HSL 2 HSL 3 HSL 4
France	LGV Atlantique LGV Bretagne-Pays de la Loire LGV Est LGV Interconnexion Est LGV Méditerranée LGV Nord LGV Rhin-Rhône LGV Rhône-Alpes LGV Sud-Est LGV Sud Europe Atlantique Perpignan–Barcelona
Germany	Cologne–Düren Cologne–Frankfurt Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle Hanover–Würzburg Mannheim–Stuttgart Nuremberg–Ingolstadt Rastatt–Offenburg Wolfsburg–Berlin
Italy	Bologna–Florence Florence–Rome Milan–Bologna Naples–Salerno Rome–Naples Turin–Milan
Netherlands	HSL-Zuid
Norway	Gardermoen Line
Spain	Atlantic Axis Barcelona–Perpignan Madrid–Barcelona Madrid–León Madrid–Malaga Madrid–Seville Madrid–Toledo Madrid–Valencia/Alicante
United Kingdom	High Speed 1 High Speed 2

North America

South America

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