Good Party Samsun Deputy Bedri Yaşar said, "Samsun-Sivas (Kalın) railway line should be put into service as soon as possible."

Good Party Samsun Deputy Bedri Yaşar said, “The history of Samsun-Sivas (Kalin) railway goes back a long time. The construction of this railway started on September 12, 1924, when Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk hit the first pickaxe. The 378-kilometer railway line starting from Samsun to the Kalin Village of the Yıldızeli District of Sivas was completed on September 30, 1931 and was put into service by Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Thus, the first passenger and freight transportation started between the Black Sea Region and Anatolia. With the decision taken jointly by the government and the European Union, renewal work was initiated on this route on 24 June 2014. For this purpose, on 12 June 2015, a contract was signed between the Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications and the entrepreneur company that awarded the tender regarding the conditions and how the renovation works will be carried out. In his speech at the signing ceremony, the Minister of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications of the period stated that 220 million Euros of the project will be financed from the European Union as a grant. The Minister of Transport announced that 39 million euros of the work will be financed from our own resources. The Minister also announced that the renovation works will be completed at the end of 2017 and the line will be put into service on this date. Thus, the Samsun-Sivas (Kalın) railway line was renewed after 88 years and the line was closed to transportation on September 29, 2015.

"SHARED WITH THE PUBLIC"

In 2015 "North of South, in Turkey we carry to the Future" slogan launched by the end of 2017 and be completed out of the planned renovation work is complete 4 years history so far. As the renovation works took longer, it became longer. The opening date was thoroughly confused. Despite the statements made, the opening of the line could not be made in August and September. Thus, the opening of the Samsun-Sivas (Kalın) railway line turned into a snake story. In the early years of the Republic, in a period when all kinds of impossibilities and poverty were experienced and technology was almost non-existent, the railway line opened to passenger and freight transportation within 7 years by working with digging and shovel. Despite all kinds of facilities, equipment and technology, it was a great misfortune for our country that it was renewed and not put into service within a long period of 4 years. The calendar has advanced rapidly in renewal efforts and the end of 2019 has come. The 1-year period is approaching. Unfortunately, the railway line, which could not be put into operation at the end of 2017 and 2018, seems to be unable to be put into service at the end of 2019. It seems that this long delay in the completion and opening date of the project has brought new burdens to our nation and country. We would like to share with the public as soon as possible how much the new loads brought and the project cost are and how this burden is attributed to whom.

"DE LARGE ECONOMIC LOSS had RATES"

The extension of the renovation works has not only affected passenger transportation on this line. The delay has affected all trades on this route as well as passenger transport. Road transport is more expensive than rail transport, so trade on this route is almost over. The resurgence of trade is up to either good work or very strong government support. Moreover, not only here in Samsun economy for the delay, but also Turkey's economy has also been greatly damaged. This line is one of the two railway lines of the Black Sea to Anatolia. We hope that this damage will be compensated by opening the railway line as soon as possible without any further delays. Hopefully, the government will open the line to operation within this year, without delaying it to 2020, and will ensure a resurgence of trade on this route. " He spoke in the form. (the Dengegazete)