Minister Binali Yıldırım: Announced the Crazy Project in the Railway

Binali Yıldırım
Binali Yıldırım

Minister of Transport Binali Yıldırım set a goal to increase the 11 thousand km railway network to 24 thousand. A single-line high-speed train from Edirne to Kars and a vertical line from cities such as Trabzon and Erzincan are planned. I observed that there was a brother-sister and even father-son conversation between them, beyond ministers and employees. Let's share...

How did you find the previous 'trainman conversation', Mr. Minister?

I found it pure, sincere, warm, sincere. They were happy and they made me happy. Look behind us, one of our oldest locomotives, the Turkish modern locomotive stands. What could be better to tell where it came from?

I've been stroking the world of students for a while. I have a documentary called 'Love Trains'. People are very charismatic and passionate about their profession.

Indeed, the world of railroads is a very special world. It has become a lifestyle rather than a profession. There is an understanding that goes from father to son, even from father to daughter.

EDIRNE'S KARS'S ONE LINE

A scissor just said; '30 years I've been in the profession, the last 10 year, I look beyond the joy of surprise, I look miracle.' The man's eyes are full when he says that.

When they see what is happening, they perceive their homes as if they were contributing to their families. There is such a love. They are looking at breakthroughs, projects full of bridle. Imagine We plan to increase our 11 thousand kilometers of 2023 to 24 thousand kilometers.

You were in China, and the talks on the high-speed train between the two countries have been tight negotiations, I guess?

Of course, there is a high-speed train. There is a single high-speed train line from Edirne to Kars. We wish to spread this main backbone into vertical lines starting from cities such as Trabzon and Erzincan.

Is this one of the crazy projects of our railways?

A giant project. Because 35 is a billion dollar project. Starting from the last period of the Ottoman Empire, the ongoing investments in the Republic in the early years of the Republic in the years to know, almost completely stopped. Now, with Chinese-Turkish co-production, we can really cover the whole country with iron nets. Both this time for high-speed trains.

When do you start?

Work will be done for a long time. The idea of ​​the Chinese first is the clarification of detail projects. They propose to build high-speed train lines by piece, instead of rolling up the sleeves.

How much and how much time will it cost?

Just look at Eskişehir example. Because the High Speed ​​Train is in great demand from citizens. The high-speed train changed Eskişehir a lot. Odunpazari houses and people flocking with the people to see these beautiful places, as well as Ankara, Eskişehir high-speed train ride to come. Hopefully, it will be possible to come both from Istanbul and Ankara from the 2014. Although it was very nice with the new Bilecik ramps to come from Istanbul.

I was just gonna say the highway would be offended.

They won't be offended, they are indispensable in our family. By the way, I hear that the documentary shooting is going well. It is going very well, especially artists, scientists, athletes and journalists also support it.

I thank all those who have contributed to 'Love Trains' as the transport minister. Our research shows that the 98 of the people, the train is already very much, but the 2ımsi is riding. We must be faster, more formal, more modern. As we provide this, we are delighted to watch the concentration of demands on day by day. I believe your documentary will be useful. Then I'm going to steal the whistle for you and give you a green light sign. Let's say 'A-Journeys Team A'.