Fast freight trains will also work on Bursa railway line

Fast freight trains will also work on Bursa railway line
TCDD General Manager Süleyman Karaman stated that Bursa High Speed ​​Train Line will be built with the latest technological systems suitable for 250 kilometers of speed.
This line will be built with the latest technological systems suitable for speeds of 250 kilometers. When the line is completed, both passenger and high-speed trains will operate. Passenger trains will operate at 200 kilometers per hour and freight trains at 100 kilometers. Bursa high-speed train station will also be built, and a high-speed train station will be built at the airport here, by building a station in Yenişehir. The application projects of the 30-kilometer Yenişehir-Vezirhan-Bilecik section have been completed and the tender will be held at the beginning of this year. 13 million cubic meters of excavation and 10 million cubic meters of filling will be carried out in high speed train construction. A total of 152 artworks will be built. Approximately 43 km of the line consists of tunnels, viaducts and bridges. When the project is completed, 35 minutes between Bursa-Bilecik, Bursa-Eskişehir 1 hour, Bursa-Ankara 2 hours 15, Bursa-Istanbul 2 hours 15, Bursa-Konya 2 hours 20 minutes, and Bursa-Sivas will decrease to 4 hours.