Is there a high-speed rail in Türkiye?

Türkiye has high-speed rail.

Turkey does have a high-speed rail system. Its high-speed railway is called Ankara-Istanbul High Speed ??Railway, which connects Turkey’s capital Ankara and its largest city Istanbul. The Anyi-Yi high-speed railway has a total length of approximately 533 kilometers and is divided into two phases of construction. The first phase of the project was put into operation in 2009, and the second phase of the project was opened to traffic in 2012. The operating speed of high-speed rail reaches 250 kilometers/hour, and the maximum speed on some sections can reach 352 kilometers/hour.

Chinese companies played an important role in the construction of the Anyi-Yei High-speed Railway. A joint contracting group led by China Railway Construction Corporation and China National Machinery Import and Export (Group) Co., Ltd. successfully won the bid for the main section of the second phase. Liu Zhiyi, project manager of the China Railway Construction Turkey Branch, has witnessed almost all the construction processes of the Anyi-Yi high-speed railway.

The vehicle manufacturing of Türkiye’s high-speed rail involves many countries. The first 10 high-speed trains were manufactured by Spain's CAF (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles), with a maximum speed of 250 km/h. The subsequent trains are manufactured at the Adapazar factory in Sakarya Province by a joint venture between South Korea's Rotem and Turkey's TVASA, with speeds up to 352 km/h.

Characteristics of Anyi High-speed Railway

The operation and management level of Anyi High-speed Railway has also been highly praised. The facilities in the carriage are complete. The first-class carriage has a 2+2 seat layout, which is spacious and comfortable; the second-class carriage has a 3+3 layout. There is an outlet next to each seat for passengers to charge laptops and mobile phones. There is a restaurant in the middle of the train, and waiters will push trolleys to provide drinks and food every 20 minutes. The windows are large and bright, allowing passengers to enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way.

Turkey’s high-speed rail system has achieved remarkable results with the support of my country’s high-speed rail technology. The Anyi High-speed Railway not only provides Turkish people with a fast and comfortable way to travel, but also improves the overall level of national railway transportation. On the international stage, Turkey's high-speed rail construction has also become a successful case, demonstrating China's leading position in high-speed rail technology. As Turkey's high-speed rail network continues to improve, it will play an even more important role between Europe and Asia in the future.

The above content refers to Baidu Encyclopedia-Anyi High-Speed ??Railway