Transport: Turkey ready to test high-speed train

Rails laid for Turkey's first high-speed train between central provinces of Ankara and Eskisehir are "clear" and test run will begin in May the latest, Turkish State Railways (TCDD) officials have reported.

TCDD officials said that infrastructure of the railway was ready and that they were working on testing and signalization along the line.

Test run between Ankara and Eskisehir is expected to go on until fall and TCDD plans to start high-speed train service at the end of this year.

The project will link capital Ankara to Istanbul. The first phase of the project was the line between Ankara and Eskisehir which will lower the 180-minute journey to 70 minutes.

Source: Turkish Press.com

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