Polatlı–Konya high-speed railway

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The Polatlı–Konya high-speed railway (Turkish: Polatlı-Konya yüksek hızlı demiryolu) is a 211 km (131 mi) long high-speed railway running from the town of Polatlı to the central Anatolian city of Konya.

StatusOperational
LocaleCentral Anatolia
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Polatlı–Konya high-speed railway
The railway just north of Konya.
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerTurkish State Railways
LocaleCentral Anatolia
Termini
Stations1
Service
TypeHigh-speed rail
SystemTurkish State Railways
Operator(s)TCDD Taşımacılık
Depot(s)Güvercinlik Yard
New Etimesgut Yard
Rolling stockHT65000, HT80000
History
Opened23 August 2011
Technical
Line length212 km (131.73 mi) (From Polatlı to Konya)[1]
Number of tracksDouble track
CharacterPassenger line
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Loading gaugeTCDD gross gauge
Minimum radius6500 m[2]
Electrification25 kV, 50 Hz AC Overhead line[3]
Operating speed250 km/h (160 mph)[3]
300 km/h (190 mph) Future[4]
SignallingETCS Level 2
Maximum incline16
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distance
Ank-Ist HSR to Istanbul/Ankara
Ist-Ank rwy to Ankara
Polatlı junction
21
Yenice siding
56
Şeyhahmetli siding
82
Özyayla siding
128
Kolukısa siding
147
Karatepe siding
Eskişehir-Konya railway
to Eskişehir
Pınarbaşı
Kayacık
Kayacık yard
Horozluhan
207
Selçuklu YHT
211
Konya
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The planned Turkish high-speed rail network

History

The railway is used by the Turkish State Railways' premier high-speed passenger service, Yüksek Hızlı Tren, which operates two routes on the line; Istanbul-Konya and Ankara-Konya. The railway was opened on 23 August 2011, making it the second high-speed railway in Turkey.[5]

Construction of the railway started on 8 July 2006 and was finished in mid-2011 at a cost of TL1 billion ($330 million).[6] On 3 June 2011, TCDD HT65001 Piri Reis made the inaugural test run with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Minister of Transport Binali Yıldırım; departing Ankara and arriving at Konya with large media fanfare. Test runs continued for two and a half months until the line was opened to commercial traffic on 23 August.

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