The first National Electric Train Set was delivered to the Republic of Turkey State Railways with a ceremony attended by Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoğlu. Speaking at the ceremony, Minister Adil Karaismailoğlu stated that they plan to increase the railway network to 2053 kilometers within the framework of the 28 vision and that they will increase the number of national electric train sets to 600 by 2030.
Minister Karaismailoğlu, who came to TÜRASAŞ Sakarya Regional Directorate before the delivery of the National Electric Train Set to TCDD, stated that they were in a very important and historical place for TCDD. Explaining that they aim to be the country that designs, produces and develops technology in the production of railway vehicles, Karaismailoğlu said that Turkey will grow thanks to the good works that have been signed and will be done in this field.
Reminding that they needed foreign products, subways and equipment especially during the years he worked in Istanbul, Karaismailoğlu said that railways were one of the important sectors where foreigners exploited the country. Emphasizing that they have become a self-sufficient country in this field, Karaismailoğlu said, “Under the leadership of our President in the last 21 years, Turkey has achieved and will continue to achieve many unimaginable things. Because we have a lot of determination, a lot of trouble. Our goals are huge. In line with the targets, TÜRASAŞ, Sakarya factory has great tasks and duties. Our fellow workers here are our colleagues. Their work is very important. With their sweat, our business will increase and we will get much bigger jobs. On the one hand, we will manufacture our high-speed train vehicles, and on the other hand, our subway and suburban vehicles. We will do all of their equipment, maintenance, repairs and renewals here.” he said.
After his speech, Karaismailoğlu drove the train he passed to the cockpit to Adapazarı Station. Minister Karaismailoğlu was accompanied by Deputy Governor Ersin Emiroğlu, TCDD General Manager Hasan Pezük, TCDD Taşımacılık AŞ General Manager Ufuk Yalçın, TÜRASAŞ General Manager Mustafa Metin Yazar and factory workers.
“TOTAL RAILWAY NETWORK REACHED 13 KM”
Adil Karaismailoğlu, in his speech at the delivery ceremony; He expressed that they are happy and proud to present the first domestic and national electric train sets, which have successfully completed all the tests and have the necessary TSI certificate to operate in Turkey and EU countries, to the service of the nation by transferring them to TCDD Tasimacilik. Explaining that they made an investment, Karaismailoğlu emphasized that they started a mobilization to produce domestic and national technologies in railways, expand line capacity, rehabilitate existing lines, and make service-oriented, smart and value-added transportation.
Karaismailoğlu stated that they have renewed all of the railways and built the nation's half-century-old dream high-speed train lines, and noted that they have made Turkey the 6th high-speed train operator country in Europe and 8th in the world with high-speed train lines. Karaismailoğlu stated that they increased the total railway length, which reached 13 thousand 128 kilometers as of last year, to 13 thousand 896 kilometers with the completion of the Ankara-Sivas High Speed Train Line, which was opened yesterday, and said, “We have increased the high speed train line length of 1460 kilometers to 2 thousand 228 kilometers. Thanks to the Ankara-Istanbul Super Speed Train Line, which our President gave the good news, Kızılay-Kadıköy We will reduce the interval to 80 minutes. Within the framework of our 2053 vision, we plan to increase our high-speed train line to 13 thousand 400 kilometers and our total railway network to 28 thousand 600 kilometers. shared his knowledge.
Pointing out that they have crowned these achievements in railways with the domestic and national railway industry, Karaismailoğlu stated that TÜRASAŞ is a world brand with its capacity to meet the needs of foreign countries as well as Turkey.
“WE WILL START THE VEHICLE BODY MANUFACTURING OF OUR NATIONAL SPEED TRAIN IN 2023”
Pointing out that the institution has become the largest rail system vehicle manufacturer in the Middle East, Adil Karaismailoğlu continued his words as follows: “Our National Electric Train Sets, which have the TSI Certificate necessary for them to work in our country and in the European Union countries, have also gone down in history as to how much our national railway industry has become. It was the biggest proof that he had made great progress. The operating speed of our national electric train sets is 160 kilometers, and the design speed is 176 kilometers. It has 3, 4, 5 and 6 vehicle configurations to be operated regionally or intercity according to the business needs. The passenger capacity in the 5-vehicle configuration is 324 people.”
Mentioning that the trains have Wi-Fi access, a kitchen section, 2 compartments for disabled passengers, a disabled boarding system and a baby care room, Karaismailoğlu said, “The National Electric Train Sets, which have been produced so far as 2 sets of 1 prototypes and 3 series, We will meet an important need of passenger transportation by producing a total of 2024 sets, 4 sets until the end of 2025 and 15 until the end of 22. By 2030, we will complete the number of train sets to 56.” he said.
Karaismailoğlu stated that they used their knowledge in the project development stages and that the design work of the National High Speed Train, which has an operating speed of 225 kilometers, continues, “Hopefully, we will start the vehicle body production of our National High Speed Train in 2023. I would like to proudly state that our country is now in a position to produce high-speed trains and high-speed trains on its own. It is essential to become a global and regional center in logistics by taking advantage of our country's unique geographical location, and to further develop our road, rail, sea, air and communication network in an economical, effective, efficient, safe, environmentally friendly and disaster-resistant manner in the light of the vision of our President. is our priority.” used the phrase.
Explaining that they have become one of the fastest developing countries in the world with policies and activities that increase all transportation services, Karaismailoğlu continued as follows: “We have also planned the investments for the next 30 years. We are working to realize the 'Century of Turkey' vision announced by our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, with our investments. We will continue to increase the steps we have taken to pave the way for the sector. Under the leadership of our Honorable President, we will all perform much better services together. On May 14, we will elect both our President and our deputies in the Parliament. For the continuation of this stability and investments achieved so far, we need to continue on our way with our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
With the support and prayers of our beloved nation, we have made many more investments in the history of the Republic in the last 21 years. Under the leadership of our President Erdoğan, while putting an end to the neglect of the years, we carried out projects that carried Turkey into the future and survived the era. We will continue this journey dedicated to Turkey, after May 14, under his leadership, with the love of Turkey, with the same determination and determination for every inch of our country, to do more. We will continue to illuminate the future of our country in the fastest and most accurate way. We will present the projects we have started to our nation one by one in accordance with our planning. We will not stop until we establish a fast, safe and comfortable transportation network that meets the needs of our people.”
After the delivery ceremony, Minister Karaismailoğlu toured the National Electric Train Set with his companions.