Polatlı–İzmir high-speed railway

Polatlı–İzmir high-speed railway
Polatlı–İzmir high-speed railway
	Construction of the railway near Dumlupınar
Overview
Status	Under construction
Owner	Turkish State Railways
Locale	Central and western Anatolia
Termini	Ankara Gar, Ankara Province ; Alsancak, Izmir Province ;
Stations	7
Service
Type	High-speed rail
System	Turkish State Railways
Services	Alsancak-Ankara; Alsancak-Uşak (mixed high-speed and higher-speed rail stock); Afyon-Ankara; Alsancak-Konya (higher-speed rail stock); Afyon-Konya (higher-speed rail stock);
Operator(s)	TCDD Taşımacılık
Depot(s)	Halkapınar yard ; Çiğli siding ; Güvercinlik yard
Rolling stock	HT65000, HT80000
Technical
Line length	588 km (365.37 mi)
Number of tracks	Double track
Character	High-speed rail
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Loading gauge	UIC standard (Turgutlu-Yenice) ; TCDD gross gauge (Turgutlu-Alsancak)
Minimum radius	3 500 m (Turgutlu-Yenice) ; 160 m (Turgutlu-Alsancak)
Electrification	25 kV, 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed	250 km/h (160 mph)
Maximum incline	16 ‰
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Istanbul-Ankara HST
	to Istanbul
	Istanbul-Ankara HST
	to Ankara
	Polatlı-Konya HST
	to Konya
	Ankara
	Afyon

The Polatlı–İzmir high-speed railway is a 588 km (365.37 mi) long high-speed railway currently under construction in Turkey. Once completed, it will be the longest high-speed railway in the country, surpassing the Istanbul-Ankara HSR which holds the title since 2014.

The railway will split from the Polatlı-Konya high-speed railway about 27 km (17 mi) south of Polatlı junction, where the Polatlı-Konya HSR splits from the Istanbul-Ankara HSR, and head west to Afyonkarahisar, then it will parallel the Izmir-Afyon railway to Menemen, where it will join the railway just north of İzmir, to eventually terminate at Alsancak railway station. Travel times between Ankara-Afyon and Ankara-Izmir are expected to be 1h 30min and 3h 30min, respectively.

Construction of the initial section began in 2012, but was suspended in 2018 when almost 50% of the works had been completed on some sections. The construction was restarted in 2022,^[2] and planned to be completed in 2027.^[3]

Sections and speeds

Constructions are divided into six sections starting from the split point:

Section	Length	Max Speed	Notes
Polatlı - Afyon	152 km	250 km/h	in progress
Afyon - Banaz	80 km		in progress
Banaz - Eşme	97 km		in progress
Eşme - Salihli	74 km		in progress
Salihli - Manisa	62 km		in progress
Manisa - Menemen	43 km		in progress
Menemen - Halkapınar	35 km	120 km/h	in progress, partly shared with pre-existing right-of-way
Turgutlu - Kemalpaşa	37 km	120 km/h	pre-existing right-of-way
Kemalpaşa - Halkapınar	18 km	200 km/h
Halkapınar - Alsancak	3 km	70 km/h	pre-existing right-of-way

Notes

^ Joins Ankara-İstanbul high speed railway at Polatlı.
^ Basmane for some services.

References

^ Polatli-Izmir high-speed railway – tr.railturkey.org
^ "Construction of Ankara – Izmir high speed line restarts". Railway Gazette International. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
^ ANKARA-İZMİR HIZLI TREN HATTI 2027'DE HİZMETE GİRECEK (in Turkish), T.C. Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakanlığı, retrieved 2024-01-26

[1] Joins Ankara-İstanbul high speed railway at Polatlı.

[2] Basmane for some services.

[3] Polatli-Izmir high-speed railway – tr.railturkey.org

[4] "Construction of Ankara – Izmir high speed line restarts". Railway Gazette International. Retrieved 2022-09-16.

[5] ANKARA-İZMİR HIZLI TREN HATTI 2027'DE HİZMETE GİRECEK (in Turkish), T.C. Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakanlığı, retrieved 2024-01-26

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