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16 Bursa

Trams work in Bursa at night

17/10/2012

In Bursa, work continues day and night in order to complete the sculpture-Garaj tram line in a short time. Bursa Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Recep Altepe, who examined the works on Darmstadt Street, which was at the stage of completion, at night, said that the problems were detected in the works on the Stadium Street, and that the works will proceed much faster from now on. In order to make transportation uninterrupted and comfortable in Bursa, most of the transportation investments are made by rail. [more…]

RAILWAYS

Alaaddin-Adliye Tram Line in Konya Will Use the Same Corridor with Vehicles

17/10/2012

The street tram between Alaadin and Courthouse, which will be implemented by the Konya Metropolitan Municipality in addition to the existing tram line, will serve the historical city center by using the same corridor as the vehicles, without closing Mevlana Street to vehicle traffic. President Tahir Akyürek emphasized that when the project, which is the transportation pillar of the Mevlana Culture Valley Project, is completed, those who come to our city by high-speed train will also be able to reach the historical city center by tram. Konya Metropolitan Municipality [more…]

86 China

WISCO produces 170.000 mt high speed rail track in January-September

17/10/2012

Hubei province-based Chinese steelmaker Wuhan Iron and Steel Co. (WISCO) announced that it produced 170.000 mt of heavy rail for the Beijing-Wuhan high-speed train project in the first nine months of this year. In accordance with the procurement agreement signed with the China Railway Administration, WISCO has made a total of 170.000 mt of heavy rail for high-speed rail construction in the January-September period this year. [more…]

34 Istanbul

Metrobus failure in Istanbul turned into suffering

17/10/2012

Metrobus, which makes the Avcılar-Zincirlikuyu expedition, was stuck on the road near Çağlayan stop due to a malfunction. Hundreds of citizens had to walk on the metrobus road. There was a queue of dozens of metrobus at Çağlayan Stop. Due to the early hours of the morning, hundreds of citizens who wanted to catch up with their work had to walk on the metrobus road. Citizens who disregarded their lives walked through the narrow section in the middle of the metrobus road. Some citizens have [more…]

07 Antalya

Russians make up 40 percent of Olympos Teleferik's customers

17/10/2012

Haydar Gümrükçü, General Manager of Olympos Cable Car, said that 40 percent of his customers are Russian tourists. Özgür Özaslan, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, visited the Olympos Cable Car Enterprise in Antalya Kemer with the Russian Federal Tourism Agency President Alexander Ratkov and a nine-person Russian delegation. Undersecretary Özaslan stated that the cable car has an important place in terms of alternative tourism. Olympos [more…]

RAILWAYS

A person was hit in Kayseri by a tram

17/10/2012

In Kayseri, a person hit by the tram was injured and taken to the hospital. According to the information obtained, E.P, 41, in the incident that took place between Cumhuriyet Square and Düvenönü tram stops. While crossing the road, the tram going in the direction of Organized Industry was hit. 112 medical teams who came to the scene took the injured EP to the Training and Research Hospital emergency service and treated it. Tram hitting EP approx. 15 [more…]

61 Trabzon

Partnership was established for the cable car project including Uzungöl and Sumela

17/10/2012

Uzungöl Teleferik Construction Tourism and Energy and Industry, jointly established by TRABZON businessman Şükrü Fettahoğlu and Dubai businessman Necdet Kerem. Trade Ltd. Şti shook hands yesterday to implement the cable car project, which also includes Uzungöl and Sümela. In Trabzon Governorship, Minister of Environment and Urbanization Erdoğan Bayraktar, Governor Dr. Recep Kızılcık, Mayor of Dr. Orhan Fevzi Gumrukcuoglu and DOKA [more…]

35 Izmir

Exceeding crisis, İZBAN strike ended

17/10/2012

It has been reported that the crisis has been overcome in the İZBAN incidents, which broke out in İzmir yesterday morning and 13 mechanics decided to strike. It was stated that the number of expeditions was reduced to 15 minutes. Employees of İZBAN, which has become the symbol of urban transportation in İzmir, had stopped working because their collective agreement rights were violated. The action started by 13 mechanics grew in a short time and reached 200 people. In a day [more…]

GENERAL

Test crisis in TÜVASAŞ

17/10/2012

It was claimed that there was a problem in the shipment of the sleeping wagons produced by Türkiye Vagon Sanayi AŞ (TÜVASAŞ) for Bulgaria. According to the information received, it was stated that the orders were kept at the customs due to the lack of speed tests of the wagons. SPEED TESTS WERE NOT MADE During the time of TÜVASAŞ former General Manager İbrahim Ertiryaki, 30 sleeping wagons were signed with Bulgaria, and it was stated to the public that “The shipping of sleeping wagons produced by TÜVASAŞ for Bulgaria has started”. [more…]

35 Izmir

İZBAN A.Ş. 13 dismissed by the mechanic returns to their jobs

17/10/2012

Tens of thousands of Izmir residents suffered grievances in the morning hours due to the fact that the mechanics at İZBAN A.Ş. did not return to work on October 15. İZBAN officials had terminated the contracts of 13 machinists upon the machinists' dismissal. İZBAN officials, who set out that no action could be taken due to a situation in the collective bargaining of the High Arbitration Board, reported that the mechanics were dismissed by text message to their mobile phones. Aliağa-Menderes operated by İZBAN Company [more…]

34 Istanbul

Swedish architects and journalists visited the world wonder of Marmaray

17/10/2012

While Turkey's giant project Marmaray continues to attract the attention of the world, it has started to host journalists, architects and enthusiasts from various sectors from abroad. Marmaray, where the world is lining up to visit, is flooded by experts, journalists and people from various professions. A group of 25 Swedish journalists and architects brought by Globalist Travel Agency visited Marmaray, which they describe as "the world's wonder of the last period". [more…]

966 Saudi Arabia

The controls of the rail system that will carry the pilgrims to Mina in Arafat have been completed.

17/10/2012

The Saudi Arabian government has accelerated its work for the Arafat Foundation, one of the most important pilgrimage obligations. The controls of the rail system that will carry the pilgrim candidates to Mina in Arafat have been completed. As in previous years, Turkish pilgrims will be taken to Arafat by bus in three trips of 9 thousand from the road number 25, step by step. Pilgrim candidates from all over the world reaching Mecca-i Mukerreme, millions of people at the time of foundation in the Arafat Plain. [more…]

16 Bursa

Tram Works at Bursa Altıparmak Street to Start in November

17/10/2012

The construction works of Bursa Metropolitan Municipality's 6.5 kilometer Sculpture-Garage Tram Line are continuing. The Darmstad Street section of the line, the foundation of which was laid at the beginning of August and the construction works started from Stadium Street, started recently. While the asphalting works of the first phase were completed on Stadium Street, rail laying operations started within the scope of Darmstad Street works. At the beginning of November, Darmstad Street works will be completed in approximately 20 days. [more…]

7 Russia

Half of Olympos Teleferik's customers are Russians

17/10/2012

Haydar Gümrükçü, General Manager of Olympos Cable Car, said that 40 percent of his customers are Russian tourists. Özgür Özaslan, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, visited the Olympos Cable Car Enterprise in Antalya Kemer with the Russian Federal Tourism Agency President Alexander Ratkov and a nine-person Russian delegation. Undersecretary Özaslan stated that the cable car has an important place in terms of alternative tourism. Olympos [more…]

RAILWAYS

Ankara-Sivas High Speed ​​Train (YHT) project to train to Sivas as part of the survey ended

17/10/2012

The survey for the train station to be built in Sivas within the scope of Ankara-Sivas High Speed ​​​​Train (YHT) Project has ended. It has been learned that the results will be announced by the Minister of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications, Binali Yıldırım. In the study carried out by the Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications, it was decided that the people of Sivas would choose the shape of the station building. The survey studies, which started on September 13, belong to the General Directorate of State Railways (TCDD) at www. tcdd.gov.tr [more…]

966 Saudi Arabia

Mina rail system controls completed

17/10/2012

Mina rail system: The Saudi Arabian government has accelerated its work for the Arafat Foundation, one of the most important pilgrimage missions. The controls of the rail system that will carry the pilgrim candidates to Mina in Arafat have been completed. As in previous years, Turkish pilgrims will be taken to Arafat by bus in three trips of 9 thousand from the road number 25, step by step. Hajj pilgrims from all over the world, reaching Mecca-i Mukerrema, are on the Arafat Plain. [more…]

Intercity Railways

Raybus to Karabük

17/10/2012

Contributing to the economy of Karabük and one of the issues that will support the economic and social development of Karabük is to provide easy-cheap transportation to Karabük from the surrounding provinces and districts and settlement areas. Rail systems are generally inexpensive transportation systems. A cheap transportation to be operated between Karabük and Kursunlu will make great contributions to the economy of Karabük. Railway stations and surrounding settlements between Karabük and Kurşunlu [more…]

35 Izmir

İZBAN'da machinists at work

17/10/2012

In İZBAN AŞ, which provides suburban transportation between Aliağa and Menderes, 197 mechanics, train maintenance and station maintenance technicians, who are members of Demiryol-İş, who left their jobs with the demand for the collective agreement to be concluded as soon as possible and their wages to be increased, came to an end. During the meeting with the İZBAN Management, the workers demanded that 13 workers who were dismissed due to the protest be taken back. Demiryol-İş İzmir Branch, which we talked to about the subject, [more…]

banning the strike
35 Izmir

Softening in İZBAN Crisis

17/10/2012

There was a positive development in the evening hours in the crisis initiated by the mechanic, maintenance technical department employee and station attendants who made a stoppage in İZBAN. There was a positive development in the evening hours in the crisis initiated by the mechanic, maintenance technical department employee and station attendants, who took action on the grounds of low wages and disagreement in the collective agreement in İZBAN. Railway-İş Union İzmir Branch President Hüseyin Eryüz, İZBAN [more…]

GENERAL

They turn wagon repair factory into prison

17/10/2012

Republican People's Party (CHP) Malatya Deputy Veli Ağbaba reacted to the desire to turn the Wagon Repair Factory, which had been kept idle for years, into a prison. Ağbaba said, “Since those who are overflowing their prisons cannot find a place, they are trying to turn factories into prisons. What else would you expect from the mentality that places 8 people in 20-person wards?” used his statements. CHP Malatya Deputy Veli Ağbaba in his speech at the General Assembly of the Assembly [more…]