The works on the Kayseri-Ankara High Speed Train (YHT) Line Project, which is a giant project that will bring Kayseri together with fast, comfortable and modern transportation networks, continue at full speed. Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Dr. Memduh Büyükkılıç continues to follow this important project closely.
In this context, President Büyükkılıç, together with Kayseri Governor Gökmen Çiçek, visited the high-speed train construction site in Kördeve Village in Yerköy district of Yozgat province and examined the works on site. Kayseri Chamber of Commerce President Ömer Gülsoy also accompanied the visit.
They were briefed on the studies
Mayor Büyükkılıç and Governor Çiçek, who received detailed information about the latest status of the project from the contractor company officials at the construction site, wished the working personnel ease. Mayor Büyükkılıç, who received a briefing about the work done, emphasized that the project will significantly advance Kayseri's transportation vision and said, "Work continues at full speed on the giant project that will bring our city together with fast, comfortable and modern transportation networks."
Mayor Büyükkılıç underlined that the work was continuing uninterruptedly and said, “I would like to thank everyone who worked day and night for this important project that will carry the transportation vision of Kayseri forward.”
Thanks to President Erdoğan
President Büyükkılıç thanked President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, General Manager of Infrastructure Investments Yalçın Eyigün and the entire team for their support in the implementation of this giant project. Büyükkılıç expressed his satisfaction when he saw the feverish work at the construction site and said, “Extraordinary work is being done. May God not harm our state, we were excited and enjoyed seeing the work being done here.”
Governor Gökmen Çiçek also stated that he observed that the work at the construction site was continuing feverishly and expressed his gratitude to everyone who contributed to the project.
Transportation Times Will Be Significantly Shortened with the YHT Line
When the Yerköy – Kayseri YHT Project is completed, a 250-kilometer double-track, electrified and signaled mixed (Freight-Passenger) line that can be operated at a speed of 142 km/h will be put into operation. In this way, it is aimed to reduce the current conventional railway transportation time between Yerköy and Kayseri, which takes 3 hours, to less than 1 hour. It is planned to reduce the current railway transportation time between Ankara and Kayseri, which is 7 hours, to 2 hours, and the 5 hours and 15 minutes between Istanbul and Kayseri, to 5 hours and 15 minutes.
With the commissioning of this important YHT line, it is aimed to transport approximately 11 million passengers and 650 thousand tons of freight annually between Ankara, Kırıkkale, Yerköy, Şefaatli, Yenifakılı and Kayseri stations.
The Project Will Have Great Economic and Environmental Contributions
With the completion of the YHT project, it is expected that significant time savings will be achieved in passenger and freight transportation, as well as a reduction in water pollution, air pollution and noise pollution. In addition, a decrease in highway operating costs is targeted, and the project is expected to make significant contributions to the country's economy. With the implementation of the Kayseri-Ankara YHT line, it is expected that significant momentum will be provided to the economic and social development of the region.
