Here is the Route of the Thrace High Speed Line: The "High Speed Train" project that will connect the provinces of Edirne, Tekirdağ and Kırklareli to Istanbul has come to an end. In the 229-kilometer high-speed train project, starting from Istanbul Halkalı station and ending at Edirne Kapıkule station, the EIA meetings were held in Tekirdağ, Kırklareli and Edirne between 9-12 September, where the people of the region were informed and their ideas and suggestions were received and the process was completed.
AK Party Tekirdag Deputies, Transport, Maritime and Communications Minister Binali Yildirim and Thracian high-speed train project to take steps to take steps. The deputies who made a statement after the meeting with the Minister of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications, Binali Yıldırım; they stated that the tender for the high-speed train project will be held in 2016 and the construction of the high-speed train will start soon.
- Employer: Ministry of Transport
- The contractor: Salini (Italy) Kolin Partnership
- Sections:
- Çerkezköy Kapıkule: European Union Loan
- Halkalı Çerkezköy: To be financed by the Ministry of Transport
- The total time: 1.260 days
- Contract end date: 5/2022
- Contract price: 523 million 899 thousand 700 euros
The project, which will also be integrated with the Halkalı Marmaray line, is planned to be completed in about 18 months. 229 MileageThe 75 kilometer of the line is planned in Istanbul, while the 40 kilometer of the line passes through the borders of Tekirdağ, 60 Kilometer of Kırklareli and 54 Kilometer of Edirne Province.
The High Speed Line will start from Sirkeci and arrive at Kapıkule from Halkalı, Kabakça, Çerkezköy, Büyükkarışıra, Misinli, Lüleburgaz, Babaeski, Havsa route. A branch will be separated in Tekirdağ and Kırklareli.
Map of Trakya High Speed Train
About Halkalı Kapıkule Railway Project
extending to the border with Bulgaria güzergâhıyl in Istanbul, Halkalı-Kapıkule Railway Line project is geographically symbolizes the binding Turkey to the EU. the development of the EU and Turkey to each other directly connecting lines for both sides as well as being of strategic importance according to the project's TEN-T corridors EU - Turkey - Asia that will ensure the rail link also has a special significance.
The project consists of 3 sections: Halkalı Ispartakule, Ispartakule Çerkezköy and Çerkezköy-Kapıkule. The construction of the 155 km Çerkezköy-Kapıkule section of the project will be carried out with the joint financing of the European Union and our country, and a total of 275 million Euros of EU funds will be used. The other 76 km sections will be constructed simultaneously by the TCDD General Directorate with national budget opportunities.
With the completion of the project, a double-line, 231 km / hour high speed train line for passenger and freight transport will be built on a 200 km route between Halkalı Kapıkule.
275 Million Euro Grant
The load carrying capacity of the Halkalı Kapıkule Railway Line will increase significantly with the construction of the Çerkezköy Kapıkule section. With the completion of the project, which will use a 275 million euro grant from the European Union (EU) for its construction, high standard rail connection with European countries will be attained.
This idea is nice but incomplete. The two-way Edirne-Uzunköprü-Keşan-Gelibolu-Eceabat line, which will relieve the burden of Istanbul and Izmit and connect the Aegean region to the Balkans, should be built and crossing Çanakkale with a 2-way train bridge over Ezine-Ayvacık-Edremit, Bandırma-Basmane and Balıkesir-Kütahya must be connected to the lines. In addition, if a two-way railway is laid on the axis of Çanakkale-Biga-Bandırma-Karacabey-Bursa-İnegöl-Bozüyük, it becomes like a creme bread kadayıf.