Ankara To Istanbul In Just 80 Minutes: High-Speed Train Revolutionizes Travel
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Alimat Aliyeva
The high-speed railway line will reduce the travel time between
Ankara and Istanbul from the current 4 hours and 20 minutes to 80
minutes, Azernews reports.
The head of the Ministry of transport recalled that today the
two largest cities of Turkiye are connected by a high-speed
railway, but the government does not intend to stop there.
"Fast trains that reach the apartment in 4 hours and 20 minutes
are not enough. We plan to launch a high-speed line, along which
trains will reach speeds of 350 kilometers per hour. This project
will significantly facilitate communication in the regions of
Turkiye with a population of 25 million people," the minister
said.
According to him, such initiatives are being prepared taking
into account the prospects of the Turkish transport system.
"According to our calculations, in the near future cars will be
able to move at an average speed of no more than 80 kilometers per
hour on certain sections of the highway between Ankara and
Istanbul. Today we are thinking about this problem, which awaits us
in 10-15 years, and we plan to eliminate traffic jams," Uraloglu
said.
The Minister noted that by 2034 it is planned to implement new
projects in the transport sector.
The head of the Turkish Ministry of Transport also shared plans
for the country's largest airport, Istanbul Airport.
"Only on June 30, 268,275 passengers passed through Istanbul
airport. This is a very large figure and exceeds the population of
some provinces of Turkiye," Uraloglu said.
According to him, it is planned to test the third runway of
Istanbul airport by the end of the year. "Istanbul Airport will
become the second airport in the world where three traffic lanes
will be used simultaneously," said the head of the Ministry of
Transport.
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