Railways will be opened to companies, TCDD will be responsible for infrastructure

TCDD will be responsible for renewing, expanding, maintenance and repair of railway infrastructure
According to the draft prepared by the Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications; companies will be able to operate on the national railway infrastructure network. TCDD will be responsible for renewing, expanding, maintaining and repairing the railway infrastructure. Rail transport company as the name of the General Directorate of rail services will be established to serve as TÜRKTREN AŞ.
The government is opening its railways to companies. Prepared by the Ministry of Maritime Transport and Communications, "Turkey About Draft Law on the Liberalization of Railway Transport" according to the summary, targeted regulations as follows:
* Within the 6 month after the enactment of the law, TÜRKTREN AŞ will be established to carry out freight and passenger transportation services and their complementary services according to the commercial principles on the railway infrastructure. Within one year, the personnel carrying out the services related to the TCDD's drawer, cargo and passenger transportation and the other personnel needed and the vehicles used in these services, and any other vehicles, devices and devices related thereto, shall be free of charge with their rights, receivables, liabilities and liabilities. the ongoing cases will be transferred to TURKTREN AŞ together with the relevant ones.
* Financing of the investments of TURKTREN AŞ in the investment programs for 5 year, the financing deficits in the operating budget, the difference between the actual financing deficit and the projected budget will be covered by the Treasury.
* Public legal entities and companies to build their own railway infrastructure; to be a railway infrastructure operator on railway infrastructure belonging to them and / or other companies; the railway railway operator in the national railway infrastructure network.
* TCDD will be assigned as a railway infrastructure operator on the transfer of the state-owned railway infrastructure within the national railway infrastructure network. It will improve, renew, repair and repair the railway infrastructure. High speed rail transport will make the railway infrastructure.
He'il arrange the traffic. It will operate, operate and operate non-monopoly areas of railway, station, logistic and freight centers and similar roads.

Source: t24.co.uk