Turkey to be connected with the European High Speed ​​Train: between 1 hour from Istanbul to Edirne to download 'Halkalı Kapıkule High Speed ​​Train 'project Halkalı The 11-stop line, which will start from the station, will pass through Tekirdağ, Kırklareli and Edirne and will be connected to the border with Bulgaria.

It will reduce Istanbul and Edirne to 1 hour 'Halkalı-Kapıkule High Speed ​​Train 'project Halkalı The 11-stop line, which will start from the station, will pass through Tekirdağ, Kırklareli and Edirne and will be connected to the border with Bulgaria.
Bulgaria's border with Turkey and in this way he opened the door to Europe Agility extending 'Halkalı Kapıkule Railway 'line is coming back to life as a high-speed train with new stops added to its route. The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report, which includes technical details of the high-speed train project, which was included in the 2011 investment program but still has not been awarded, has been announced. The project, which received a price of 2 billion 750 million TL, will be evaluated in the 'Evaluation and Evaluation Commission' (İDK) next month.

FROM MARMARAY TO BULGARIA

The line that has been serving since the first years of the Republic will be renewed and will be changed in some parts. Istanbul Halkalı The 229 km high-speed train line starting from the Station will end at Edirne Kapıkule Station, one of the entry points to Europe. The starting point of the railway line to be connected to the Bulgarian border after Kapıkule. Halkalı The station is planned to be integrated with the Marmaray line. According to the project, it will be able to be transferred from Tekkardağ Port from Büyükkarışleyen Station in Kırklareli to Derince and Bandırma ports by ferry transportation from Tekirdağ Port. also Çerkezköy not only passengers at the station, Çerkezköy Loads of industrial facilities in the region will be carried.

11 OF 4 STATION LINE OLD STOPS

The 11 station can be found on the line Halkalı, Çerkezköy, Edirne and Kapikule stations will continue to be used. Halkalı, Ispartakule, Catalca, ÇerkezköyThe train, which will reach the speed of 200 km per hour, will be electrified and double-tracked on the route where Büyükkarışleyen, Lüleburgaz, Babaeski, Havsa, Edirne and Kapıkule stations are located. 73 km of the railway line will pass through Istanbul, 40 km part of Tekirdağ, 62 km part of Kırklareli and 54 km part of Edirne.

FAST TRAIN WILL BE COMPLETED IN 3 YEAR

The construction is expected to be completed within 3 annually after the project works and tender. According to the project details in the EIA report, 6 viaduct, 23 bridge, 2 tunnel, 7 new station will be constructed for the train line. Line, Halkalı With the equity of TCDD between Ispartakule station and Ispartakule–Çerkezköy between the national funds, ÇerkezköyThe part between orKapıkule and the European Union is planned to be realized with the European Union grant.

HISTORICAL SILK ROAD WILL BE FUTURE

With the project that will speed up the development of the provinces on the line, the historical “Silk Road” will be brought back to life in a sense. Halkalı In addition to Kapıkule Railway Line Project, Sivas - Kars High Speed ​​Train Project, Ankara-Sivas High Speed ​​Train Project and Istanbul-Ankara High Speed ​​Train Projects are the other parts of the whole.

GURAN HEAD OF EDİRNE GÜRKAN: A POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT IF YOU CARE

Edirne's Mayor Recep Gürkan, one of the cities that the High Speed ​​Train will affect the most, expressed the contribution that the project will provide to the city with the following words: Extending this line to Europe after Kapıkule will make important contributions to Edirne both as a tourist destination and to attract more visitors. Edirne attracts many tourists, especially from Istanbul and the surrounding provinces. The annual number of tourists reaches 3 million. All of these 3 million come by road. The train will both increase this number and decrease the traffic density. ” Touching on the contribution of the high-speed train to trade, Gürkan said, “Kapıkule is the second largest land border gate in the world. 2,5 million people enter and exit annually. So the trade volume is also huge. The project will also affect trade positively. Whatever perspective you look at, it is a positive development. ”

ÇATALCA MUNICIPAL PRESIDENT KARA: RAILWAY TRANSPORTATION IS A RIGHT INVESTMENT

Çatalca's Mayor Cem Kara, another point of the project, will underline that they support rail transport, saying, “No matter how many roads, how many bridges you make, if you wash the entire load on the highway, you cannot get over it. Railway transport is a right investment. It will be both cheap and have a much higher load carrying capacity. It is a correct project in terms of its contribution to the country's economy, its contribution to the traffic on the roads, its contribution to cheaper stone ”.