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State Railways of the Republic of Turkey
Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryolları
Map of the TCDD railway network
Haydarpaşa station in Istanbul has become a landmark in Turkey and the symbol of Turkish railways.
Overview
HeadquartersAnkara, Turkey
Reporting markTCDD
LocaleTurkey
Dates of operation1929–present
PredecessorState Railways and Seaports Administration
SuccessorTCDD Taşımacılık (Railway operations only)
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Previous gauge1,520 mm (4 ft 11+2732 in) Broad gauge (Sarıkamış-Hudut)
750 mm (2 ft 5+12 in) Narrow gauge (Sarıkamış-Erzurum)
Electrification25 kV, 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Length12,608 kilometres (7,834 mi)[1]
Other
Websitewww.tcdd.gov.tr

The State Railways of the Republic of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryolları), abbreviated as TCDD, is a government-owned national railway company responsible with the ownership and maintenance of railway infrastructure in Turkey, as well as the planning and construction of new lines. TCDD was formed on 4 June 1929 as part of the nationalization of railways in Turkey.[2]

The Turkish State Railways own and maintain all public railways in Turkey. This includes railway stations, ports, bridges and tunnels, yards and maintenance facilities. In 2016, TCDD controlled an active network of 12,608 km (7,834 mi) of railways, making it the 22nd-largest railway system in the world. Apart from railway infrastructure, TCDD also owns several rail transport companies within Turkey as well as a 50% share of the İzmir-area commuter rail system, İZBAN.

Prior to 2017, TCDD also operated all railways in Turkey. However, with the government taking steps to privatize some of the Turkish railway network, TCDD Taşımacılık was formed on 14 June 2016 to take over all railway operations. Handover of rolling stock was signed on 28 December of the same year and TCDD formally ceased all railway operations on 31 December 2016.[3]

History

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Following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in World War I and the Turkish nationalist victory in the subsequent post-war conflict in Anatolia led to the formation of the Republic of Turkey in 1923. The new government initiated a nationwide strategy of rebuilding and nationalizing the 4,112 km (2,555 mi) of railways within its newfound borders, which were privately owned by six railway companies.[4] The first government-owned railway company was the Anatolian Baghdad Railways, originally formed in 1920, to operate strategic railways in Anatolia during the war of independence. In 1924, the railway officially began operations and formally took over the Ottoman Anatolian Railway and the Baghdad Railway within Turkey. In 1925, the Eastern Railway and the Railway Construction and Management Administration was formed; the first one to take over operations of the Transcaucasus Railway within Turkish borders, and the latter to oversee construction of new railways in Turkey.

Formation

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Turkish railways in 1929, when the State Railways Administration began operations. (Marked in blue)

On 23 May 1927 the Turkish parliament passed Law No. 1092, consolidating the three national railway companies under one organization: the State Railways and Seaports Administration (Turkish: Devlet Demiryolları ve Limanları İdare-i Umumiyesi, or DDLY), which was the direct predecessor to the Turkish State Railways.[5] This new organization, headquartered at Haydarpaşa station in Istanbul and directly controlled by the Ministry of Transport, was tasked with the operation, management and construction of railways in Turkey as well as the management of seaports in Istanbul, İzmir, Derince and Mersin.[5] The main focus however, was the further construction of the railway east of Ankara, which had reached Kayseri by 1927. When the DDYL first began operations, it possessed 1,378 km (856 mi) of railway. A year later and with the construction of new railways to Kayseri and Tavşanlı, the system grew to 2,359 km (1,466 mi).[5]

Two years later, on 30 May 1929, the Turkish parliament passed Law No. 1483, restructuring the DDYL into a new organization: the State Railways Administration (Turkish: Devlet Demiryolları İşletme Umum Müdürlüğü, or DDY) and was the first iteration of the Turkish State Railways. This new organization had had a wider set of responsibilities compared to its predecessors but also possessed more autonomy from the Ministry of Transport. Former president of the DDYL, Haşim Sanver became the first President of the State Railways Administration.

According to Law No. 1482, the original responsibilities of the DDY was as follows:

  • Ownership and management of existing railways, complete or under construction, along with the construction and planning of new railways
  • Ownership and management of all railway-related government buildings
  • Ownership and management of four seaports and port facilities

Expansion

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Construction of a railway bridge over the Euphrates river in 1930.

When the State Railways Administration first began operations, the railways possessed a network of 2,359 km (1,466 mi) of completed railway. The completed system spanned from Istanbul to Kayseri, via Ankara; Eskişehir to Fevzipaşa, via Konya and Adana along with a branch to Mersin and Tavşanlı; and an isolated railway from Erzurum to Kars and further to the border with Soviet Armenia. The latter railway was a mixed gauge route, consisting of narrow gauge from Erzurum to Sarıkamış and broad gauge from Sarıkamış to the Soviet border. The railways also took over several more lines that were under construction. These lines were from Kayseri to Sivas, Kayseri to Ulukışla, Irmak to Ereğli, Kütahya to Balıkesir, Fevzipaşa to Diyarbakır and Samsun to Sivas, the latter of which had about 168 km (104 mi) of route between Kavak and Zile completed.[6]

The first railway to be completed by the DDY was between Kayseri and Sivas, which officially opened on 30 August 1930 with great fanfare.[7] This began the largest railway construction spree in Turkish history. In the following decade, the State Railways would construct about 2,606 km (1,619 mi) of new railways, connecting most major Turkish cities to the national rail network. The main railway building policy was to expand the existing network throughout the country, with priority given to strategic regions and population centers. By 1935, the railways reached Elazığ and Diyarbakır in the east as well as the port city of Samsun and Hisarönü (just east of Zonguldak) on the Black Sea and reached Balıkesir and Ulukışla, connecting to the Smyrna Cassaba Railway, and the former Baghdad Railway respectively.[2]

The DDY was also charged with buying up the remaining private railways in Turkey. The first private railway to be bought by the DDY was the Mudanya Bursa Railway, which it purchased for 50,000 liras (about $337,500 today) on 30 May 1931. This purchase added the 41 km (25 mi) long narrow gauge railway from Bursa to Mudanya, on the southeast coast of the Sea of Marmara, to the DDY network.[8] The first major railway to be acquired by the state railways was the Ottoman Railway Company, which owned and operated the railway from İzmir to Eğirdir, with branches to Ödemiş, Tire, Söke, Denizli and Civril. The DDY bought the ORC for £1.8 million ($135.4 million today) on 30 May 1931.[8] Three years later, the DDY acquired the Smyrna Cassaba Railway (SCP) for Fr162.4 million (about $200.1 million today), which added about 700 km (430 mi) of railway spanning from İzmir to Afyon and to the port town of Bandırma on the Sea of Marmara.[8] The provided a more direct route to İzmir, which was the second largest city at the time. Another strategic railway was added to the DDY system in 1937 when the state railways bought the Oriental Railway (CO). The CO owned the only railway in European Turkey which ran east from Istanbul to the Greek border near Uzunköprü, with a branch line to Kırklareli. The acquisition took place on 31 May 1937 for CHF210.7 million (about $483.4 million today) under law No. 3155.[8] The purchase of the CO marked an end to the former Ottoman railway companies.

Restructuring

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Decline

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Modernization, Resurgence and High-speed era

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Split with TCDD Taşımacılık

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Organization

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Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryolları
Company typeState owned enterprise
IndustryRail transport
Founded1953; 71 years ago (1953)
Headquarters,
Area served
Turkey
Key people
İsa Apaydın (Chairman)
RevenueDecrease 2.088 billion (2016)[9]
Decrease -₺2.506 billion (2016)[9]
OwnerRepublic of Turkey (100%)
Number of employees
28,146 (2016)

The Turkish State Railways is a state owned enterprise and is wholly owned by the Republic of Turkey. The Ministry of Transport (UDHB) posses legal control of the railways, however since 1953, TCDD has more autonomy to function independently. TCDD is headquartered in Ankara on Hipodrom Avenue just northwest of Ankara station. The building was built between 1939 and 1941 and designed by Turkish architect Bedri Uçar in the Turkish New Regionalism style.

Subdivisions

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The state railways has a total of eight subdivisions (Turkish: bölge) on its network. These subdivisions oversee regional operations and are headquartered at main railway stations within the subdivision. The following eight subdivisions are:

  • Subdivision 7 - Headquartered at Ali Çetinkaya station in Afyonkarahisar, subdivision 7 is the newest numbered subdivision and is responsible for railways around western Central Anatolia. Interchanges with subdivision 1 and subdivision 6 at Eskişehir and Konya and with subdivision 3 at Balıkesir, Dumlupınar and Goncalı respectively.
  • YHT Subdivision - Headquartered at Ankara station in Ankara, the YHT subdivision is responsible for all high-speed railways in Turkey. As of 2018, the subdivision overlaps with subdivision 1, subdivision 2 and subdivision 7.

Subsidiaries and Affiliated Organizations

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Network

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The Turkish State Railways own and maintain an active network spanning 12,608 kilometres (7,834 mi).[1] Of this network, 1,213 km (754 mi) of track is for high-speed rail, 4,350 km (2,700 mi) of track is electrified and 5,462 km (3,394 mi) of track is signalized.[9] TCDD owns the second-largest rail network in the Balkans, after Romania, and the second largest network in the Middle-east, after Iran.

High-speed railway network

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Turkey's high-speed rail network was first opened on 13 March 2009, between Esenkent and Eskişehir. This route, part of the Ankara-Istanbul high-speed railway, was gradually extended from Esenkent to Ankara in 2010 and from Eskişehir to Geyve and İzmit to Sapanca in mid-2014. The gap between Geyve and Sapanca is still under construction. A second high-speed railway to Konya was opened in 2011, diverging from the Ankara-Istanbul HSR near Polatlı.

Within large cities, high-speed railways are integrated with the existing railways but are segregated from local commuter rail traffic. Main railway stations serviced by high-speed rail were rebuilt and modernized, notable examples being Eskişehir station, Konya station and Ankara station.

Conventional railway network

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Planned lines

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The Turkish State Railways have a number of railways that are planned or under construction. The Ministry of Transport aims to construct an additional 12,500 km (7,800 mi) of railway by 2023 and 18,500 km (11,500 mi) by 2035. This would enlarge the current network to 25,000 km (16,000 mi) in 2023, making it the 14th-largest national network in the world, and 31,000 km (19,000 mi) in 2035, making it the 10th largest in the world.[10]

The following railways are planned to be constructed by 2023.[11]

Railway Cities Type Notes
Sivas-Erzincan railway[12] Sivas, Erzincan Higher-speed rail A more direct route between Sivas and Erzincan.
Northern Istanbul railway Gebze, Istanbul Higher-speed rail A bypass of Istanbul, via the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge.
Ispartakule-Kapıkule railway Istanbul, Lüleburgaz, Edirne Conventional rail A more direct route in East Thrace, replacing the Istanbul-Pythio railway.
Bursa-Gemlik railway Bursa, Gemlik Conventional rail
Eskişehir-Antalya railway Eskişehir, Afyonkarahisar, Burdur, Isparta, Antalya Conventional rail North-south corridor
İzmir-Antalya railway İzmir, Denizli, Burdur, Antalya Higher-speed rail
Samsun-Ulukışla railway Samsun, Merzifon, Çorum, Kırşehir, Aksaray Conventional rail North-south corridor
Yerköy-Kayseri high-speed railway Yerköy, Kayseri High-speed rail Will diverge from the Ankara-Sivas high-speed railway at Yerköy.
Kayseri-Antalya railway Kayseri, Nevşehir, Aksaray, Konya, Antalya Conventional rail
Turhal-Tokat railway Tokat Conventional rail Will diverge from the Kalın-Samsun railway at Turhal.
Gaziantep-Nusaybin railway Gaziantep, Nizip, Şanlıurfa, Mardin, Nusaybin Conventional rail A more direct route between Gaziantep and Nusaybin, replacing the former Baghdad railway.
Kahramanmaraş-Nurdağ railway Kahramanmaraş Conventional rail
Erzincan-Kars railway Erzincan, Erzurum, Kars Conventional rail A more direct route between Erzincan and Kars, replacing the existing railway between the two cities.
Sivas-Diyarbakır railway Sivas, Malatya, Elazığ, Diyarbakır Conventional rail A more direct route between Sivas and Diyarbakır, replacing the existing railway between the two cities.
Gölbaşı-Kahta railway Gölbaşı, Adıyaman, Kahta Conventional rail
Erzincan-Trabzon railway Erzincan, Gümüşhane, Trabzon Conventional rail
Kurtalan-Siirt railway Kurtalan, Siirt Conventional rail Extension of the Çetinkaya-Kurtalan railway.

Abandoned lines

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Most railway border crossings were built before the modern borders of Turkey were established. This is the reason why, until 1971, Turkey's only railway to Europe crossed into Greece only to cross back into Turkey for a short span at Edirne, then cross back over into Greece and continue on to Bulgaria. Since its foundation, the Turkish State Railways opened three new cross-border railways; with Bulgaria and Iran in 1971 and with Georgia in 2017. In total, TCDD has eight border crossings with six of Turkey's eight neighbors.

Europe

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  • Bulgaria Bulgariaopen 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) – 25 kV, 50 Hz AC
  • Greece Greeceopen 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) – 25 kV, 50 Hz AC

Asia

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Infrastructure

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Railway stations

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Ports

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Bridges and Tunnels

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Ferries

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Yards and Maintenance Facilities

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Electrification

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Standards

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Former Rolling stock

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Transferred to TCDD Taşımacılık

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Locomotives

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Model Picture Numbers Built Number built Type Power Builder (Designer) Notes
Road power
DE24000 24001-24418 1970–84 418[14] Diesel Electric 2360 hp (1760 kW) TÜLOMSAŞ (MTE) Ordered for TCDD's complete dieselization of its fleet
DE18100 18101-18120 1978 20[15] Diesel Electric 1800 hp (1320 kW) MTE Ordered for use in District 3
DE22000 22001-22086 1985–89 86[16] Diesel Electric 2200 hp (1620 kW) TÜLOMSAŞ (Electro-Motive Division)
E43000 43001-43045 1987 45[17] Electric 4260 hp (3180 kW) TÜLOMSAŞ (Toshiba)
DE33000 33001-33089 2003–04 89[18] Diesel Electric 3300 hp (2463 kW) TÜLOMSAŞ (Electro-Motive Diesel) Based on the DE22000
E68000 68001-68080 2013– 80[19] Electric 6800 hp (5000 kW) Hyundai Rotem, TÜLOMSAŞ First 8 built by Hyundai Rotem, later 72 are being build by TÜLOMSAŞ
DE36000 36001-36020 2013– 20[20] Diesel Electric 3600 hp (2680 kW) TÜLOMSAŞ (General Electric) GE PowerHaul type
Switchers
DE11000 11001-11085 1985 85[21] Diesel Electric 1065 hp (780 kW) Krauss-Maffei, TÜLOMSAŞ First 20 built by Krauss-Maffei later 60 built by TÜLOMSAŞ
DH7000 7001–7020 1994 20[22] Diesel Hydraulic 710 hp (522 kW) TÜLOMSAŞ
DH9500 9501–9526 1999 26[23] Diesel Hydraulic 950 hp (700 kW) TÜLOMSAŞ Diesel-hydraulic redesign of TCDD DE11000 to work around short of spare parts for the traction motors of TCDD DE11000
E1000 1000 2015– 1 Electric 1360 hp (1000 kW) TÜBİTAK MAM, TÜLOMSAŞ Prototype, mainly used for shunting operations (electric-only adaptation of TCDD DE11000)

Trainsets

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Model Picture Numbers Built Number Built Type Power Builder (Designer) Notes
MT15000 15001-15012 2008 12 DMU 650 kW Hyundai Rotem Used for regional services
HT65000 65001-65012 2007-10 12 EMU 4800 kW CAF TCDD high-speed train sets
E23000 23001-23033 2009–???? 33 EMU EUROTEM Başkentray commuter rail
MT30000 15401-15452 2011– 14 DMU 650 kW TÜVASAŞ Used for regional services
E32000 32001-32054 2011–???? 88 EMU EUROTEM Marmaray commuter rail
HT80000 80001 & 80101-80106 2013–2016 16 EMU 8000 kW Siemens TCDD high-speed train sets

Railcars

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Model Picture Numbers Built Number Built Type Power Builder (Designer) Notes
MT5700 5701-5730 1993 30 Railcar Fiat Used for regional services

Passenger cars

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Model Picture Built Type Builder (Designer)
Regional Fleet 1972 Coach TÜVASAŞ
Pullman Fleet 1980–90 Coach, Couchette, Diner, Generator TÜVASAŞ
TVS2000 1992 Coach, Diner, Couchette, Sleeper, Generator TÜVASAŞ

Retired fleet

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Locomotives

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Model Picture Numbers Built Acquired Type Power Builder (Designer) Notes
Road power
E4000 4001–4003 1955 1955 Electric 2170 hp (1620 kW) Alsthom Ordered for use on TCDD's first electrified line.
DE20000 20001-20005 1957–58 1957–58 Diesel Electric 1800 hp (1320 kW) General Electric
DH27000 27001-27003 1961 1961 Diesel Hydraulic ???? Krauss-Maffei
DE21500 21501-21540 1964–65 1965 Diesel Electric 1580 hp (2150 kW) General Electric
E40000 40001-40015 1969 1971–1973 Electric ???? hp (2945 kW) Alsthom and TÜVASAŞ (Groupement 50 Hz)
E52500 52501-52520 1967 1998–2005 Electric 5180 hp (3860 kW) Končar (ASEA) Originally built in 1967 as class 441, acquired and overhauled by TCDD in 1998. Returned after loan contract end.
Switchers
DH33100 33101-33105 1953 1953 Diesel Hydraulic 350 hp (260 kW) MaK TCDD's first diesel locomotive.
DH44100 44101-44106 1955 1955 Diesel Hydraulic 800 hp (590 kW) MaK
DH6000 6001 1959 1959 Diesel Hydraulic 610 hp (445 kW) Jenbacher Type DH600C
DH4100 4101 1960 1960 Diesel Hydraulic 410 hp (300 kW) Jenbacher Type DH400C
DH6500 6501–6540 1960 1960 Diesel Hydraulic 650 hp (480 kW) Krupp
DH3600 3601–3624 1968 1968 Diesel Hydraulic 350 hp (260 kW) MaK Based on the DE22000.
DH11500 11501-11511 1960 1982 Diesel Hydraulic 1100 hp (810 kW) MaK Acquired from Deutsche Bahn in 1982.

Trainsets

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Model Picture Numbers Built Type Power Builder (Designer) Notes
MT5200 5201–5202 1944 DMU 840 hp MAN
MT5300 5301–5516 1951 DMU 1100 hp MAN
E8000 8001–8030 1955 EMU 1020 kW Alsthom
MT5500 5501–5511 1968 DMU 580 hp Fiat
E14000 14001-14075 1979 EMU 1040 kW TÜVASAŞ (Groupement 50 Hz)

Railcars

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Model Picture Numbers Built Type Power Builder (Designer) Notes
1-6 5401–5420 1934 Railcar 85 hp Škoda
21-25 5401–5420 1935 Railcar 130 hp MAN
MV5100 5401–5420 1942 Railcar 210 hp Uerdingen
MT5400 5401–5420 1954 Railcar 300 hp MAN
RM3000 5401–5420 1960 Railcar 340 hp SCF Verney
MT5600 1990 Railcar 550 hp TÜVASAŞ Used for regional services
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See also

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References and notes

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ a b Invest in Turkey: Transportation and logistics
  2. ^ a b "TCDD History". trainsofturkey.com. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Hakkında". tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  4. ^ As, Efdal (2013) [1973]. Cumhuriyet Dönemi Ulaşım Politikaları (in Turkish). Ankara: Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi. p. 85. ISBN 978-975-16-2635-6.
  5. ^ a b c As, Efdal (2013) [1973]. Cumhuriyet Dönemi Ulaşım Politikaları (in Turkish). Ankara: Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi. pp. 99–101. ISBN 978-975-16-2635-6.
  6. ^ As, Efdal (2013) [1973]. Cumhuriyet Dönemi Ulaşım Politikaları (in Turkish). Ankara: Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi. pp. 118–120. ISBN 978-975-16-2635-6.
  7. ^ As, Efdal (2013) [1973]. Cumhuriyet Dönemi Ulaşım Politikaları (in Turkish). Ankara: Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi. pp. 103–105. ISBN 978-975-16-2635-6.
  8. ^ a b c d As, Efdal (2013) [1973]. Cumhuriyet Dönemi Ulaşım Politikaları (in Turkish). Ankara: Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi. p. 130. ISBN 978-975-16-2635-6.
  9. ^ a b c "TCDD Annual Report - 2016" (PDF). tcdd.gov.tr. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Turkish Railways" (PDF). udhb.gov.tr. Ministry of Transport, Maritime and Communication. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  11. ^ "Planlanan Demiryolu Projeleri". tcdd.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Sivas-Erzincan Hızlı Demiryolu". tcdd.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  13. ^ Railway Gazette International – January 2008 p51
  14. ^ Cite error: The named reference DE24000 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  18. ^ Cite error: The named reference DE33000 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  20. ^ Cite error: The named reference DE36000 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  21. ^ Cite error: The named reference DE11000 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  22. ^ Cite error: The named reference DH7000 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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