Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu stated that the necessary measures have been taken to meet the increasing passenger demand due to the upcoming Eid al-Fitr and said, "In addition to additional high-speed train services during the period covering the Eid holiday, we will increase the capacity of 18 thousand 84 seats in mainline and regional trains, as well as in mainline and regional trains." "We will serve our citizens with additional wagon additions," he said.
“Capacity Increased in Additional YHT Expeditions and Trains Due to Eid Holiday and Midterm Holiday”
Uraloğlu said, “With the railway mobilization we started in all corners of our country, high-speed and high-speed railway lines are being built, our current improved and modernized railway system is functioning smoothly, and our national and domestic railway industry is developing. While our General Directorate of TCDD Taşımacılık AŞ will transport 2023 million passengers in 255, the demand for trains is increasing, the historical and natural beauties of Anatolia are being discovered with the touristic and other trains we put into service on different routes, and interaction, trade and circulation between regions are increasing. The railway adds abundance and beauty to every place it reaches. The most preferred means of transportation during holidays is the train... We have taken the necessary measures to meet the increasing passenger demand during the Ramadan Feast and mid-term holiday period and for our citizens to spend their time with their loved ones in peace.”
Pointing out that there will be additional high-speed train services between 5 and 15 April, covering this long holiday period, as well as an increase in capacity in mainline and regional trains, Uraloğlu said, “We will increase the seat capacity by 5 with additional trips that will start from April 18.084 on high-speed train lines. We are increasing the number of daily flights from 13+13 to 14+14 on the Ankara-Istanbul line, and from 4+4 to 5+5 on the Konya-Istanbul line. "In addition, the 1+1 weekend service on the Ankara-Konya line, which operates on Fridays and Sundays, will also be operated on Saturdays," he said.
Giving the good news that the new services on high-speed trains will continue after the holiday period, Uraloğlu said, “Our high-speed trains, which have served approximately 84 million 260 thousand passengers to date, have made daily travel between cities possible and changed the face of our cities and turned them into brand cities. In addition to Ramadan Feast and mid-term holidays, there is also an increase in passenger circulation seasonally. Therefore, as a precaution, we have significantly increased the capacity of high-speed trains.”
Wagon Additions Were Made to Mainline and Regional Trains
During the holiday period between 5 April and 15 April 2024, Izmir Blue Express, Eastern Express, Güney/Vangölü Express, Konya Blue Express, Aegean Express, Erciyes Express, Toros Express, Pamukkale Express, Ankara Express, Uzunköprü Express.Halkalı Regional Train, Edirne-Halkalı Uraloğlu, who informed that pullman and sleeper wagons will be added to the Regional Trains, said, "Accordingly, 28 wagons will be added daily to the mainline and regional trains, and a total seat capacity increase of 10 thousand 15 will be increased during the 200-day holiday period."