80 km of Ankara Sivas YHT Line consists of Old Railway Line

CHP Deputy Chairman Ahmet Akın pointed out that 4 percent (approximately 20 kilometers) of the Ankara-Sivas High Speed ​​​​Train (YHT) Line, which will be opened on September 80, will consist of the old conventional line. Akın said, “The Ankara-Sivas High Speed ​​​​Train line, whose construction has turned into a snake story for 14 years, whose route has been changed while under construction, and whose opening date has been announced 6 times, has not been completed yet. of power; Opening the line, 20 percent of which is not completed, in order to say 'we have opened', invites a possible accident”.

Pointing out that the use of the existing conventional line between Ankara and Kırıkkale, which corresponds to 20 percent of the line, poses a safety risk, Akın said, "Any uncontrolled speed in the 80 km section may invite an accident."

republican writer According to the news of Erdem Sevgi; Ahmet Akın “Ankara-Sivas YHT; It was tendered 14 years ago. Construction work began in 2008. It's not over so far. There were delays as a result of the fact that the tender was not based on actual quantities and the project was not prepared based on soil-drilling studies. Due to incorrect planning, the route of the line was changed to a large extent while the construction works were going on. However, the tunnel size of 10 thousand 618 meters has been quadrupled to 43 thousand 742 meters; The size of the viaduct, which was 2 thousand 730 meters, was quadrupled and increased to 11 thousand 263 meters. This line; It is one of the biggest examples of unplannedness of the government,” he said.

The production process of Ankara-Sivas YHT, which turns into a snake story, is as follows:

• Tendered in 2007
• It was announced that it will be put into service in 2012.
• The route changed in 2015, the public suffered a loss due to the difference.
• It was announced in 2017 that it would open a year later.
• In 2019, Erdogan said, "It's catching up with the feast". Then the Minister of Transport of the time, Cahit Turan, said, "The future will open to the feast."
• In 2020, then Minister of Transport Adil Karaismailoğlu said, “It will be opened within the year”.
• In March 2021, it was announced that the line would open in June.
• In May 2021, the Head of the Transportation Officer Sen Branch announced that it will open on September 4.