Standing out as one of the environmentally sensitive projects of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure and the Republic of Turkey State Railways is the final beneficiary of the project. Halkalı The consultancy firm of the Kapıkule High Speed Train line received the "Project of the Year Award" by the International Federation of Consultants and Engineers (FIDIC).
The consultancy firm serving TCDD was deemed worthy of the aforementioned grand prize for its care for biodiversity and its exemplary work. The project had previously achieved the success of receiving the largest European Union grant fund in railways.
FIDIC has been held regularly every year for the past three years to understand excellence and share examples of good practice through collaboration from around the world.
Despite the difficulties that have arisen as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, FIDIC; This year, a strong short list of 21 projects, organizations, companies and individuals has been created.
Chaired by international judge and mediator Sir Vivian Ramsey, the jury made up of countries such as the United Kingdom, Switzerland, France, China, Kenya and the Maldives announced their verdict at the ceremony.
“Project of the Year”, “Business Owner of the Year”, “Consultant of the Year”, “Legal or Professional Services of the Year”, “Trainer of the Year”, “Mediator of the Year”, “Strategic Partnerships of the Year” and “Golden Principles of the Year” awards. category was awarded.
Halkalı - Kapıkule Railway Line Project Çerkezköy – The consultancy work for the construction of the Kapıkule section won the “FIDIC Project of the Year” award. of the jury Halkalı – The most important factors in choosing the Kapıkule Railway Line Project; in such a high-profile project, the use of the FIDIC contract to promote sustainability and the care the project gave to the surrounding biodiversity during its construction.
Halkalı-The Kapikule High Speed Train Line was previously deemed worthy of the "2019 Inspiring Project Award" in the field of "Finance and Funding" at the Eurasian Strategic Infrastructure Projects Leadership Forum.
IN SUMMARY HALKALI-KAPIKULE SPEED TRAIN LINE
The following advantages will be provided in transportation when the project, which offers the comfort of traveling at a speed of 200 kilometers per hour on the railway, is completed:
Halkalı – Travel time between Kapıkule by train will be reduced from 4 hours to 1 hour 20 minutes, and freight transport time will be reduced from 6,5 hours to 2 hours and 20 minutes.
With the project, Edirne, Kırklareli and Tekirdağ provinces will be connected to the high-speed train network. Halkalı An important part of the Iron Silk Road stretching from London to Beijing with the Kapikule railway line will be completed.
When the line is completed, Turkey and Trans-European networks will be connected to each other in high quality.
The export opportunities of industrial products produced in the region will increase, and the logistics costs that will occur during the transportation of the necessary raw materials to the manufacturing industry will decrease.
Currently 1,53 million tons of freight is transported, it is aimed to increase this figure to 9,6 million tons annually and to increase the annual average number of 600 thousand passengers to 3,4 million.
The density of land transportation in the region will decrease and rail transportation will increase, so traffic accidents and air pollution will also decrease.
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