Polatlı–Konya high-speed railway

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.

This article is about the Polatlı-Konya high-speed railway. For the Ankara-Konya high-speed train route, see Yüksek Hızlı Tren.
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+1⁄2 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 ‰
Route map


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distance
Ank-Ist HSR to Istanbul/Ankara
Ist-Ank rwy to Ankara
Istanbul-Ankara railway
to Istanbul
 Polatlı junction
21
 Yenice siding
Polatlı-İzmir HSR
to İzmir
 D650-TR.svg D.650
56
 Şeyhahmetli siding
Ankara
Konya
82
 Özyayla siding
128
 Kolukısa siding
147
 Karatepe siding
Eskişehir-Konya railway
to Eskişehir
Pınarbaşı
Kayacık
 Kayacık yard
Horozluhan
 D300-TR.svg D.300
207
 Selçuklu YHT
211
 Konya
Konya–Yenice railway
to Yenice
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.

  • An HT65000 EMU on the line.
    An HT65000 EMU on the line.
  • Konya Central Station
    Konya Central Station
  • High Speed Train network
    High Speed Train network

See also

References
  1. "Polatlı Konya yüksek hızlı tren hattı". 2015-06-10.
  2. "Brochure from the constructor" (PDF).
  3. "Opening of Ankara - Konya fast line completes strategic link". Railway Gazette. 24 August 2011. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
  4. "Ankara-Konya arası 300 km hızla geçilecek". 2015-11-05.
  5. "Invensys commissions ERTMS solution on Turkish High Speed Line". European Railway Review. 7 September 2011. Archived from the original on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  6. "High-Speed Rail Line Connecting Ankara-Konya Concluded". Turkish Weekly. 17 August 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2011.

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