Ankara-Istanbul Speed ​​Train color became turquoise

10/10/2013 06 Ankara, 34 Istanbul, RAILWAY, GENERAL, High Speed Trains, HEADLINE, TURKIYE

Ankara-Istanbul High Speed ​​Train color turquoise: Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications Minister Binali Yildirim, Ankara-Istanbul YHT announced that the turquoise color.
Binali Yıldırım, Minister of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications, announced that Ankara-Istanbul HRC will be turquoise.
Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications Minister Binali Yildirim, scheduled to enter the service by the end of the year will run in Ankara-Istanbul High-Speed ​​Train line, the colors of the train will be turquoise announced.
Minister Yıldırım, Ankara-Istanbul by the citizens of the Republic of Turkey in order to determine the color of the set YHT State Railways (TCDD) reported that the results of the survey conducted by the General Directorate.
Stating that citizens mostly prefer the turquoise color model in the survey, Yıldırım said, “Turquoise color was chosen. "I was expecting red and white, but the citizen chose turquoise."
Regarding the prices of Ankara-Istanbul YHT flights, Yıldırım stated that they are currently trying to train the line rather than the ticket price, and pointed out that every service has a price. “If you have to support him additionally when you provide full-fledged service, then it becomes impossible to provide other services,” Yıldırım said.
Stating that citizens travel well below the market price on the regular train and the state subsidizes this area in a sense, Yıldırım said that it would not be fair to subsidize YHT. “This service will pay off, but we never think it would be exorbitant. "There will be a fee people can bear," he said.
Pointing out that high-speed train travel costs are more expensive in Europe, Yıldırım said, “Because there is no separate cost for accessing the airport. No delay, no waiting at the airport, ”he said.
Minister Yıldırım, reminding that other provinces also have YHT demands, "Is there any good news you can give about this?" He stated that they aim to connect 2023 provinces where 40 million people live to each other by high speed trains in line with the 15 targets.