2012 3.4 high speed train carried million passengers

Minister Binali Yıldırım announced that the High Speed ​​Train carried 2012 million 3 thousand people in 375. Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications Minister Binali Yıldırım reported that the number of passengers transported since the High Speed ​​Train was put into service has exceeded 8 million 750 thousand. Minister Yıldırım, High-speed train connecting Ankara to Eskisehir On 13 March 2009, Turkey's 'speed rail' dream come true reminded that they convert. Reminding that the Konya-Ankara High Speed ​​Train line was also put into service on August 23, 2011, Yıldırım stated that the High Speed ​​Trains have attracted great interest from the citizens since the period they were put into service.
COLLECTED BY THE PASSENGER 9 MILLION
Pointing out that there is an increase in high-speed train passengers every day, Yıldırım said, “In 2012 alone, 1 million 375 thousand people, 2 million 3 thousand on the Konya-Ankara line and 375 million on the Eskişehir-Ankara line, traveled with the YHT. Thus, the number of passengers carried on the High Speed ​​Train lines, which were put into service in 2009, exceeded 8 million 750 thousand. YHTs now make each expedition fully loaded. ''
15 CITY WILL CONNECT TO OTHER
Minister stating that Turkey's high-speed train as soon as the beloved Lightning, '' was one of our country's greatest dream High Speed ​​Train. Now we are going to visit each city is requested from the high-speed train, '' he said. YHT, as in the countries passing the high-speed train, high-density cities between the metropolitan cities that will do, said Yildirim, said:
. With the core network we have created by taking the capital to the center, we connect our 15 city with high speed train in the short term. These provinces are Ankara, Konya, Eskisehir, Bilecik, Bursa, Sakarya, Kocaeli, Istanbul, Kirikkale, Yozgat, Sivas, Afyonkarahisar, Usak, Manisa and Izmir. The population of this city 15 half of Turkey's population. Thus, with half the YHT Turkey will be connected to each other. By making 2023 a thousand kilometer high speed train line until 10, we make our country a country with high speed trains on regional and global scale.