Konya - Karaman high speed train works are continuing rapidly: Transport, Maritime and Communication Minister Yıldırım said, “High speed train works from Konya to Karaman are continuing rapidly. When it is completed, the distance between these two cities will decrease to half an hour ”.
Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications Minister Binali Yildirim, Konya-Karaman high-speed train line continues to work quickly, the completion of the travel time between these two cities will be reduced to half an hour.
In Konya Mevlana Square, at the Rail System Inauguration and the Commissioning Ceremony of 72 Tram Vehicles, organized with the participation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the first instruction of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan when he took office in November 2002, and said that modern Turkey's capital, the fast train linking.
Explaining that they immediately took action after this instruction, Yıldırım stated that they first connected Ankara-Eskişehir and then Konya, the city of Mevlana, with the capital Ankara.
Yıldırım emphasized that they connected Konya with the surrounding cities through divided roads and said:
“High-speed train works from Konya to Karaman are continuing rapidly. When it is completed, the distance between these two cities will be reduced to half an hour. Earlier this year, upon the request of the Metropolitan Municipality, the Council of Ministers decided to increase the rail system in Konya, the construction of the high-speed train station, the construction of the new rail system covering Necmettin Erbakan University and the campus, and the addition of a 45-kilometer rail system and gave this task to our Ministry. From now on, our duty is to do the work required to meet this rail system need of our walking and developing Konya. For this purpose, project studies have started. Following these, the rail system works will be started, starting from the point where the passenger demand is the highest. Good luck already. "
Expressing that they want to further the position of Konya, which has gained with culture, history, trade and high-speed train, Yıldırım added that they are determined to bring Konya new services in the politics of Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu and with the support of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
In the ceremony, Konya Governor Muammer Erol and Mayor Tahir Akyürek also made a salutation speech.
From here, to Silfke Mersin, and Mut-Gülnar Bozyazı Anamur, you can bring the sea to Ankara if I have also made the road connection integration. Because the time to reach Silifke and Anamur from Ankara is less than 5 hours. I also have a suggestion for Istanbul Karaman. For YHT coming from Istanbul, if you integrate the highway from Karaman to Taşucu and from there to the seaway from Kyrenia, you will open an alternative transportation corridor between Istanbul and Cyprus to the Airline.