A new high-speed train project connecting Eskişehir to Antalya will be realised, Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communication Minister, Ahmet Arslan, announced.
Transport Minister Arslan said the line between the Central Anatolian province of Eskişehir and the Mediterranean province of Antalya would pass through the Aegean province of Afyonkarahisar. Minister Arslan stressed that Eskişehir was a significant junction point for transport.
“We see that millions of people are taking journeys by high-speed trains nowadays. We have linked Eskişehir, Bilecik, Kocaeli and Istanbul with each other,” he added.
Another important project, Turkey’s long-awaited high-speed railway line between the capital Ankara and the financial capital Istanbul was inaugurated in July 2016. The train is able of reaching speed of up to 250 km/h. The train stops in Ankara, Polatlı, Eskişehir, Bozüyük, Bilecik, Pamukova, Sapanca, İzmit, Gebze and Pendik.
The project, which is worth USD 4 billion, was completed in different stages. The Ankara-Polatlı-Eskişehir section opened in March 2009, followed by Polatlı-Konya in August 2011. A high speed rail service from Konya to Eskişehir was introduced in 2013.
Arslan also stated that the Eskişehir and Bolu high-speed lines would be connected to each other in due course. “ We have issued a tender for that part of the line. We will connect Eskişehir to Bolu through Göynük, which is known as an important touristic center,” he added.
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