BTK Line Became the Most Strategic Point of the Iron Silk Road

Ankara Chamber of Industry in March council Karaismailoğlu coming together meetings with industrialists, production in Turkey, employment, added value, one of the basis of increased trade and export opportunities dynamic reported indigenous and that national industrial production.

Karaismailoğlu said, "If the Middle Corridor route is used effectively, it is obvious that our country and Central Asian countries can gain economic opportunities from the Europe-China trade traffic, which is still worth 710 billion dollars per year." said.

Turkey's Railway and Port Connections Delivers Significant Opportunities for World Trade

Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Railway Line Project with Turkey to the world railway transport in a short time Karaismailoğlu stating that the owner said, the crisis in the Suez Canal experienced in recent days underscoring that the opportunity for Turkey, spoke as follows:

“With this line, it has become the most strategic connection point of the Middle Corridor from Beijing to London and the Iron Silk Road. The Middle Corridor also offers important opportunities for freight traffic in Asia to reach the Middle East, North Africa and the Mediterranean region, thanks to our country's port connections. If the Middle Corridor route is used effectively, it is obvious that our country and Central Asian countries can gain economic opportunities from the European-China trade traffic, which is currently worth 710 billion dollars. "

National Commuter Train Set Project Started

Minister Karaismailoğlu stated that the National Electric Train Set, Electric Outline Locomotive, Hybrid Locomotive, Dual Locomotive and original engine projects continue successfully in TÜRASAŞ Factory and said, “The National Commuter Train Set Project has started. In 2021, the design will be completed and prototype production will begin. In our National Electric Train Set project, the localization rate has reached 60 percent. I hope the domestic rate will rise to 80 percent in mass production. In addition, as the ministry, we continue our urban rail transportation projects. In line with the 2023 vision of our Ministry, we aim to increase the share of the railway sector to 2023 percent in passenger, 5 percent in cargo, 10 percent in passenger and 2035 percent in cargo in 15 ”.