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From Ankara to Istanbul in 80 minutes!

March 11, 2024

Turkish Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloglu, speaking at the General Assembly of the Grand National Assembly, spoke about the project of a bullet train that will take you from Ankara to Istanbul in 80 minutes. Uraloglu said that the project is planned to be implemented by 2033-2035.

The Minister also listed the high-speed train lines implemented within the framework of the "National High-speed Train Complex Project", namely: "Ankara - Izmir high-speed train line, Mersin - Adana - Osmaniye - Gaziantep high-speed train line, Bandyrma - Bursa - Yenisehir - Osmaneli high-speed train line, Ispartakule - Cherkezkey high-speed train line, high-speed train line Yerkey - Kayseri trains, the Eskisehir- Antalya high-speed train line and the railway project on the Black Sea coast."

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