Eastern Anatolia and Sivas, Turkey's largest city of the (Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir) provide a shorter time transportation and Ankara with the aim to realize the connection between speed rail - Sivas - Kars High Speed Train Project planned, with this project; Between Ankara-Kırıkkale-Yozgat-Sivas and later Kars, a new double track, electric, signaled railway will be built.
- Ankara - Sivas stage
Construction of the 442 km Yerköy-Sivas stage of the 291 km Ankara - Yozgat - Sivas line started in February 2009 and the physical infrastructures were completed by 80%. The 174 km Ankara-Yerköy line project has a minimum speed of 250 km per hour. It is still in the planning phase for it to happen, but construction is expected to begin soon.
| Line Section | Length (km) | Start / end date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ankara Hotels | 88 | The minimum speed for the Ankara-Kırıkkkale line section is 250 km per hour. It is under revision to increase the curve radii to ensure that it is. | |
| Kırıkkkale - Yerköy | 86 | It will be tendered in 2012. | |
| Yerkoy - Sivas | 291 | 2009-2015 (estimated) | Infrastructure construction was tendered in 2008. The construction of a total of 3 stations, 4 between Yerköy and Doğakent and 7 between Doğakent and Sivas, was also tendered. Number of tunnels: 7 - Total tunnel length: over 10 km Number of viaducts: 4 - Total length of viaducts: 2.7 km |
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