Polatlı–Izmir high-speed railway

Polatlı–Izmir high-speed railway
Overview
Type	High-speed rail
System	Turkish State Railways
Status	Under construction
Locale	Central and western Anatolia
Termini	Polatlı Menemen, Izmir
Stations	7
Operation
Opened	2018 (Polatlı-Afyon)
Owner	Turkish State Railways
Operator(s)	TCDD Taşımacılık
Rolling stock	HT65000
Technical
Line length	570 km (354.18 mi)^[1]
Number of tracks	Double track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in) standard gauge
Minimum radius	3 500 m
Electrification	25 kV, 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed	250 km/h (160 mph)
Maximum incline	16 ‰

The Polatlı-Izmir high-speed railway is a 570 km (354.18 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 2009.

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 Izmir. Travel times between Ankara-Afyon and Ankara-Izmir will be 1 hour, 30 minutes and 2 hours, 30 minutes respectively.

References

↑ Polatli-Izmir high-speed railway - tr.railturkey.org

High-speed rail in Turkey

Service	Yüksek Hızlı Tren

Lines	Ankara–Istanbul high-speed railway Polatlı–Konya high-speed railway Ankara–Sivas high-speed railway Bursa–Osmaneli high-speed railway Konya–Karaman high-speed railway Polatlı–Izmir high-speed railway

Rolling stock	TCDD HT65000 TCDD HT80000

Accidents	Pamukova train derailment

Lines in italics are under construction.

High-speed railway lines

Africa

Asia

China (Mainland)	(* Indicates overlap with conventional services) Tianjin–Qinhuangdao –Shenyang* Nanjing–Hefei –Wuhan* Beijing–Tianjin–Binhai Taiyuan–Shijiazhuang Jinan–Qingdao –Rongcheng* Suining–Chengdu* Nanjing–Hangzhou –Ningbo –Taizhou–Wenzhou –Fuzhou –Xiamen –Shenzhen Beijing–Shijiazhuang –Wuhan –Guangzhou –Shenzhen Zhengzhou–Xi'an –Baoji –Lanzhou –Urumqi Jiujiang–Nanchang –Fuzhou* Chengdu–Dujiangyan Shanghai–Nanjing Shanghai–Hangzhou –Changsha –Guiyang Changchun–Jilin Hainan Eastern Ring Guangzhou–Zhuhai Beijing–Shanghai Bengbu–Hefei –Fuzhou Dalian–Harbin –Qiqihar Panjin–Yingkou Hengyang–Liuzhou Liuzhou–Nanning* Nanning–Qinzhou* Qinzhou–Fangchenggang* Qinzhou–Beihai* Taiyuan–Xi'an Wuhan–Xianning Wuhan–Huangshi Zhengzhou–Kaifeng Guiyang–Guangzhou Nanning–Guangzhou Guiyang–Kaiyang Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo Shenyang–Dandong Jilin–Hunchun Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport Nanjing–Anqing Nanning–Kunming

Japan	Tōkaidō Shinkansen Sanyō Shinkansen Tōhoku Shinkansen Jōetsu Shinkansen Hokuriku Shinkansen Kyushu Shinkansen Hokkaido Shinkansen

South Korea	Gyeongbu HSR Honam HSR

Taiwan	Taipei–Kaohsiung

Turkey	Ankara-Pendik Ankara–Konya

Europe

Belgium	HSL 1 HSL 2 HSL 3 HSL 4

France	LGV Sud-Est LGV Atlantique LGV Rhône-Alpes LGV Nord LGV Interconnexion Est LGV Méditerranée LGV Est Perpignan-Barcelona LGV Rhin-Rhône

Germany	Cologne–Düren Cologne–Frankfurt Hanover–Würzburg Mannheim–Stuttgart Rastatt–Offenburg Wolfsburg–Berlin Nuremberg–Ingolstadt Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle

Italy	Turin–Milan Milan–Bologna Bologna–Florence Florence–Rome Rome–Naples Naples–Salerno

Netherlands	HSL-Zuid

Norway	Gardermoen Line

Spain	Madrid–Barcelona Madrid–Seville Madrid–Malaga Madrid– Leon Madrid–Toledo Atlantic Axis Barcelona–Perpignan Madrid–Valencia/Alicante

United Kingdom	High Speed 1

North America

South America

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