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Polatlı–Konya high-speed railway
The railway just north of Konya.
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Turkish State Railways
Locale	Central Anatolia
Termini	Polatlı Konya
Stations	1
Service
Type	High-speed rail
System	Turkish State Railways
Operator(s)	TCDD Taşımacılık
Depot(s)	Güvercinlik Yard New Etimesgut Yard
Rolling stock	HT65000, HT80000
History
Opened	23 August 2011
Technical
Line length	212 km (131.73 mi) (From Polatlı to Konya)
Number of tracks	Double track
Character	Passenger line
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Loading gauge	TCDD gross gauge
Minimum radius	6500 m
Electrification	25 kV, 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed	250 km/h (160 mph) 300 km/h (190 mph) Future
Signalling	ETCS Level 2
Maximum incline	16 ‰
Route map (Click to expand) Legend distance Ank-Ist HSR to Istanbul/Ankara Ist-Ank rwy to Ankara Istanbul-Ankara railway to Istanbul Polatlı junction 21 Yenice siding Polatlı-İzmir HSR to İzmir D.650 56 Şeyhahmetli siding Ankara Konya 82 Özyayla siding 128 Kolukısa siding 147 Karatepe siding Eskişehir-Konya railway to Eskişehir Pınarbaşı Kayacık Kayacık yard Horozluhan D.300 207 Selçuklu YHT 211 Konya Konya–Yenice railway to Yenice

The Polatlı–Konya high-speed railway (Turkish: Polatlı-Konya yüksek hızlı demiryolu) is a 211 km (131 mi) 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 ($330 million). 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.

Gallery

• An HT65000 EMU on the line.
• Konya Central Station
• High Speed Train network

See also

• High-speed rail in Turkey

References

1. "Polatlı Konya yüksek hızlı tren hattı". 2015-06-10.
2. "Brochure from the constructor" (PDF).
3. ^ "Opening of Ankara - Konya fast line completes strategic link". Railway Gazette. 24 August 2011. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
4. "Ankara-Konya arası 300 km hızla geçilecek". 2015-11-05.
5. "Invensys commissions ERTMS solution on Turkish High Speed Line". European Railway Review. 7 September 2011. Archived from the original on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
6. "High-Speed Rail Line Connecting Ankara-Konya Concluded". Turkish Weekly. 17 August 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2011.

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Service	Yüksek Hızlı Tren
Lines	Ankara–Istanbul high-speed railway Ankara–Sivas high-speed railway Konya–Karaman higher-speed railway Polatlı–Konya high-speed railway Under construction/ Planned Bandırma–Osmaneli higher-speed railway Polatlı–Izmir high-speed railway Istanbul-Kapıkule higher-speed railway Bilecik - Bandırma-Balıkesir high-speed railway Mersin–Adana–Gaziantep higher-speed railway Sivas–Kars high-speed railway Ankara–Kayseri high-speed railway Karaman-Ulukışla higher-speed railway Konya–Antalya high-speed railway
Stations	Ankara Bilecik Bozüyük Polatlı
Rolling stock	TCDD HT65000 TCDD HT80000
Accidents	Pamukova train derailment Marşandiz train collision
Lines in italics are under construction.

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• Ankara Konya Hızlı Tren Saatleri

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