Turkey’s new Ankara-İzmir high-speed railway to open in 2027

Turkish transport minister posing at a tunnel for the high-speed railway line
Turkish Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu at a tunnel construction site for the Ankara-İzmir high-speed railway Ministry of Transport Turkey

The new high-speed railway line which will connect Ankara and İzmir in 3.5 hours is set to start operations in 2027, Turkey’s Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced when visiting the project this week. 

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Turkey’s new Ankara-İzmir high-speed railway to open in 2027

Turkish transport minister posing at a tunnel for the high-speed railway line
Turkish Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu at a tunnel construction site for the Ankara-İzmir high-speed railway Ministry of Transport Turkey

The new high-speed railway line which will connect Ankara and İzmir in 3.5 hours is set to start operations in 2027, Turkey’s Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced when visiting the project this week. 

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Author: Esther Geerts

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