Piri Reis Test Train starts its journey between Ankara and Istanbul

The Piri Reis Test Train starts its journey between Ankara and Istanbul: The test drive will start in March at the High Speed ​​Train, which will reduce the Ankara-Istanbul road to approximately 3 hours. The line is scheduled to carry 50 thousand passengers a day when it is put into service.
The countdown for the Istanbul-Ankara High Speed ​​Train (YHT) line started. General Director of State Railways Suleyman Karaman, Ankara-Istanbul line, Piri Reis test trains, starting from the beginning of March, will continue to test uninterrupted, soon after the line will be opened, he said.
40 MILLION RENT TEST TRAIN
The measurements of the Ankara-Istanbul YHT line are carried out with the Piri Reis Train, one of the world's 5-6 test trains. 35 million pounds of YHT on the set of 14 million liras additional spending on the measurement devices installed Piri Reis, 50 can do different measurements. After completion of the tests, the 247 kilometer section between Eskişehir and İstanbul will be ready for service and the line will be opened in March.
FIRST PART OPENED IN 2009
The 523 kilometer of the total 276 kilometer was opened in 2009, Ankara-Eskişehir section of the XNUMX kilometer.