It is wondered why the Samsun-Sivas Railway line has not been opened. The reason for not opening some of the relevant level crossing can not be resolved, some of them are connected to the landslide. In the meantime, it is wondered why the level crossing regulations in the project have not been complied with.

The Samsun-Sivas railway line, which was reported to be put into service at the end of 2018, has not been opened yet after nine months.

Which is one of Turkey's first President, Mustafa Kemal In the 1932 railway lines and drop service after giving the Samsun-Sivas railway line was closed to transportation 83 years by Ataturk to be modernized in September 29 2015.

TCDD General Manager Ömer Yıldız stated at the ceremony held in Samsun Train Station that “Most of the Modernization Project will be financed from EU IPA funds” and stated the following information:

“Samsun-Kalın Railway Line Modernization Project is our largest scale project financed with EU IPA funds to date. 'North to the South, we are moving into the future with Turkey' tagline project in the 378-kilometer line will be completely renovated, infrastructure, superstructure standards are raised. Electrification will be done, signaling and telecommunication infrastructure will be built. In this process, 48 ​​historical bridges will be restored, 30 bridges and 104 culverts will be rebuilt. In addition, tunnels will be expanded. Station road lengths will be increased to 750 meters, passenger platforms will be renewed according to EU standards, passenger information system and announcement system will be installed in all stations. ”

TCDD General Manager Omer Yildiz announced that the project will be completed by the end of 2017 and will cost 258 million euros. the other stakeholders of the project and 18 to make observations in November the European Union from Samsun 2018 (EU), Turkey The Delegation Head, Ambassador Christian Berger, "Samsun-thick rail line will be opened in January of the year 2019," he said.

However, in spite of all the time passing, hatt Samsun-Sivas (Thick) between 9 hours to 4,5 hours, which will reduce the line to be able to operate in a kind of different reactions cause. While some concerned cited the landslide between Kavak and Havza, others stated that the TCDD Level Crossing Regulation was violated.

WHAT DOES THE REGULATION SAY?

Experts of the subject Samsun-Kalın (Sivas) Railway Line in front of the biggest obstacle in front of the Samsun-Ordu Highway traffic density, they say. Although the regulation states that no crossing can be made on roads crossing more than one thousand vehicles per day, 30.000. Experts who stated that 80 vehicles passed “The number of train trips that are considered as 000 in the first place on Samsun-Kalın line is planned to increase to 12 in time. Considering that the transit time of a train will exceed 54 minutes, this means that the Samsun-Ordu Highway will be closed to traffic at first 3 minutes and then at least 36-2,5 hours a day. ”

3 July 2013 day and 28696 Official Gazette “Regulation on the Measures to be taken at Railway Level Crossings and Implementation Principles” article 9 is exactly as follows:

“ARTICLE 9 - (1) Level crossing protection systems to be installed according to train speed and traffic density are given below.

a) Railroad level crossings with traffic signs may be opened freely on conventional lines where the train speeds are up to 120 km / h and the driving moment is up to 3.000.
b) An automatic or guarded barrier system consisting of flasher, bell and barrier shall be installed in the passageways on conventional lines where the train speeds are maximum 160 km / h and the driving moment is up to 30.000.
(2) Level crossing cannot be opened on the lines exceeding 30.000 coefficient.

The 21-kilometer Samsun-Sivas Kalın railway line, which Mustafa Kemal Atatürk started his work by shooting the first pickaxe on September 1924, 378, was completed on September 30, 1931. Samsun-Sivas Kalın line, which is one of the two railway lines of the Black Sea opening to Anatolia and built to connect Samsun Port to the Central Anatolia Region, consists of 39 stations. Starting from Samsun, the line passes through the provinces of Amasya and Tokat and merges with the Ankara-Kars Railway line in Kalın Mahallesi, which is in the Yıldızeli district of Sivas. (Samsunhabertv)