Ankara–Sivas high-speed railway

Ankara–Sivas high-speed railway
The westernmost point of the line, Ankara railway station
Overview
Type	High-speed rail
System	Turkish State Railways
Status	Under construction
Locale	Central Anatolia
Termini	Ankara Sivas
Operation
Opened	2018 (expected)
Owner	Turkish State Railways
Operator(s)	Turkish State Railways
Depot(s)	Güvercinlik Yard New Etimesgut Yard Future
Technical
Line length	406 km (252.28 mi)
Number of tracks	Double track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius	3 500 m
Electrification	25 kV, 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed	250 km/h (160 mph)
Maximum incline	18 ‰

The Ankara–Sivas high-speed railway (Turkish: Ankara–Sivas yüksek hızlı demiryolu), is a 406 km (252 mi) long high-speed railway currently under construction in Turkey. Once completed, it will be the second longest high-speed railway in Turkey after the Istanbul-Ankara high-speed railway.

History and the project

The planned Turkish high-speed rail network.

As there's no direct railway link between Ankara and Sivas, the travel time by train takes too much time compared to road transport. Railway link between Ankara and Sivas passes through Kayseri currently. In line with TCDD's willing to increase the part of rail transport in global transportation, survey for a new high-speed railway line began on 2004. Constructions began in 2008 with major stops during 2010 due to changes in the project. When completed, the journey time is expected to be reduced to 2h and 50min compared to 12h (currently).

Sections and speeds

Constructions are divided into four sections:

Section	Length	Max Speed	Notes
Ankara Central - Kayaş	24 km	140 km/h	To be constructed as part of the Başkentray project
Kayaş - Kırıkkale	62 km	250 km/h
Kırıkkale - Yerköy	79 km
Yerköy - Sivas	253 km

See also

• High-speed rail in Turkey
• Yüksek Hızlı Tren

References