Minister Yıldırım, Liberalization in Railway has come to an end

Minister Yıldırım, the liberalization in the railway has come to an end: Minister Binali Yıldırım said that the liberalization arrangements that will allow the private sector in railway transportation can be completed by the end of this year.
Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications Minister Binali Yıldırım said, "We can see that the private sector has started railway transportation this year."
Yıldırım told reporters at the opening of the International Railway Light Rail Systems, Infrastructure and Logistics Fair in Istanbul, stating that the procurement of 80 high-speed train (YHT) will be an investment of $ 5-6 billion, and said that the tender could be held in the middle of this year. He noted that work on the tender in question continues.
central and local governments in Turkey within the scope of the expansion of the high-speed rail transport network, as different as the development of urban rail public transport network and are conducting projects with high financial value. The Ministry of Transport foresees the purchase of 106 more high-speed train sets as part of the expansion of the high-speed train network.
Private sector opens
Yıldırım said, “Liberalization arrangements that allow the private sector to carry out transportation on railways have come to an end. We can see that the private sector has started transportation this year, ”he said.
It was previously announced by the government that the liberalization arrangements, which would allow the private sector to carry freight and passenger transport on railways, are expected to be completed by the middle of this year.