Polatlı–İzmir high-speed railway

Polatlı–İzmir high-speed railway
Overview
Type High-speed rail
System Turkish State Railways
Status Under construction
Locale Central and western Anatolia
Termini Polatlı, Ankara Province
Menemen, Izmir Province
Stations 7
Operation
Opened 2018 (Polatlı-Afyon)
Owner Turkish State Railways
Operator(s) TCDD Taşımacılık
Character High-speed rail
Depot(s) Halkapınar yard
Rolling stock HT65000
Technical
Line length 570 km (354.18 mi)[1]
Number of tracks Double track
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Loading gauge TCDD gross gauge
Minimum radius 3 500 m
Electrification 25 kV, 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed 250 km/h (160 mph)
Maximum incline 16 ‰

The Polatlı–İzmir high-speed railway is a 570 km (354.18 mi) long high-speed railway currently under construction in Turkey. Once completed, it will be the longest high-speed railway in the country, surpassing the Istanbul-Ankara HSR which holds the title since 2009.

The railway will split from the Polatlı-Konya high-speed railway about 27 km (17 mi) south of Polatlı junction, where the Polatlı-Konya HSR splits from the Istanbul-Ankara HSR, and head west to Afyonkarahisar, then it will parallel the Izmir-Afyon railway to Menemen, where it will join the railway just north of İzmir. Travel times between Ankara-Afyon and Ankara-Izmir will be 1 hour, 30 minutes and 3 hours, 30 minutes respectively.

References

  1. ↑ Polatli-Izmir high-speed railway – tr.railturkey.org

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