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Polatlı–İzmir high-speed railway

Polatlı–İzmir high-speed railway
Construction of the railway near Dumlupınar
Overview
StatusUnder construction
OwnerTurkish State Railways
LocaleCentral and western Anatolia
Termini
Stations7
Service
TypeHigh-speed rail
SystemTurkish State Railways
Services
  • Alsancak-Ankara
  • Alsancak-Uşak (mixed high-speed and higher-speed rail stock)
  • Afyon-Ankara
  • Alsancak-Konya (higher-speed rail stock)
  • Afyon-Konya (higher-speed rail stock)
Operator(s)TCDD Taşımacılık
Depot(s)Halkapınar yard
Çiğli siding
Güvercinlik yard
Rolling stockHT65000, HT80000
Technical
Line length588 km (365.37 mi)[1]
Number of tracksDouble track
CharacterHigh-speed rail
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Loading gaugeUIC standard (Turgutlu-Yenice)
TCDD gross gauge (Turgutlu-Alsancak)
Minimum radius3 500 m (Turgutlu-Yenice)
160 m (Turgutlu-Alsancak)
Electrification25 kV, 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed250 km/h (160 mph)
Maximum incline16
Route map

Station
Istanbul-Ankara HST
to Istanbul
Istanbul-Ankara HST
to Ankara
Polatlı-Konya HST
to Konya
Ankara
Afyon
Emirdağ (2025)
Line to Konya
Afyon Ali Çetinkaya (2025)
Line to Eskişehir
Afyon YHT (2025)
Line to İzmir
Uşak (2020s)
Salihli YHT (2020s)
Turgutlu YHT (2020s)
Line to Bandırma
Kemalpaşa
Manisa (2020s)
İZBAN Line to Aliağa
Menemen (2020s)
Çiğli (2020s)
Otogar (2020s)
İzmir (2020s)

The Polatlı–İzmir high-speed railway is a 588 km (365.37 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 2014.

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, to eventually terminate at Alsancak railway station. Travel times between Ankara-Afyon and Ankara-Izmir are expected to be 1h 30min and 3h 30min, respectively.

Construction of the initial section began in 2012, but was suspended in 2018 when almost 50% of the works had been completed on some sections. The construction was restarted in 2022,[2] and planned to be completed in 2027.[3]

Sections and speeds

Constructions are divided into six sections starting from the split point:

Section Length Max Speed Notes
Polatlı - Afyon 152 km 250 km/h in progress
Afyon - Banaz 80 km in progress
Banaz - Eşme 97 km in progress
Eşme - Salihli 74 km in progress
Salihli - Manisa 62 km in progress
Manisa - Menemen 43 km in progress
Menemen - Halkapınar 35 km 120 km/h in progress, partly shared with pre-existing right-of-way
Turgutlu - Kemalpaşa 37 km 120 km/h pre-existing right-of-way
Kemalpaşa - Halkapınar 18 km 200 km/h
Halkapınar - Alsancak 3 km 70 km/h pre-existing right-of-way

Notes

  1. ^ Joins Ankara-İstanbul high speed railway at Polatlı.
  2. ^ Basmane for some services.

References

  1. ^ Polatli-Izmir high-speed railway – tr.railturkey.org
  2. ^ "Construction of Ankara – Izmir high speed line restarts". Railway Gazette International. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
  3. ^ ANKARA-İZMİR HIZLI TREN HATTI 2027'DE HİZMETE GİRECEK (in Turkish), T.C. Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakanlığı, retrieved 2024-01-26