Gaziantep to Mersin High Speed Railway

Description

A transformative 286km electric railway network in southern Turkiye, connecting major cities through a high-speed, low-carbon route

History

The existing railways were constructed between 1886 and 1953. The Mersin-Tarsus-Adana Railway constructed the oldest part of the route, building the line between Mersin and Adana between 1885 and 1886. The Baghdad Railway bought the MTA Railway in 1906 and expanded the railway further east to Aleppo, between 1908 and 1912 and further to Nusaybin by 1918

Finance