Turkey will Open Eskisehir-Kosekoy High Speed Railway Line

Turkey plans to open the Eskisehir-Kosekoy high-speed railway in 2013 as part of its ambitious Ankara-Istanbul high-speed line project.

July 13, 2010 7:45 am | Last Update: August 13, 2015 9:47 am

Turkey’s Transport Minister Binali Yildirim said the country is planning to open the Eskisehir-Kosekoy high-speed railway in 2013.
The 187km double-track railway is expected to be part of the Ankara-Istanbul high-speed line.

China Railway Construction Corporation is part of the consortium that is building the Eskisehir-Kosekoy section and the Chinese Government has granted a loan of $730m to fund the project, according to demiryolu.net .

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