Polatlı–Konya high-speed railway


The Polatlı–Konya high-speed railway is a long high-speed railway running from the town of Polatlı to the central Anatolian city of Konya.

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.
Construction of the railway started on 8 July 2006 and was finished in mid-2011 at a cost of TL1 billion. 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.

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