Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu made a written statement on the occasion of the 2nd year of the Ankara-Sivas YHT line. Minister Uraloglu, opened on April 26, 2023, the line began on April 27, 2023 by pointing out that the passenger transportation “We are performing 2 mutual expeditions per day on our line. Ankara-Sivas line has been opened with 1 million 660 thousand 176 passengers with the speed and comfort of YHT,” he said.
’49 tunnel and 49 viaducts were built ‘
Minister Uraloglu, Ankara-Sivas YHT line 405 kilometers long, said that they built, “66.1 kilometers of 49 tunnel and 27.4 kilometers long in the length of 49 kilometers of 49 viaducts by building a great engineering success in the difficult geographical conditions,” he said. Uraloglu, Ankara-Sivas Elmadag, Kirikkale, Yerkoy, Yozgat, Sorgun, Akdagmadeni, Yildizeli stations also said.
‘Istanbul-Sivas Line carried 554 thousand 755 people’
1 year after the opening of the line, as of May 4, 2024, reminded that the non-transfer flights between Sivas-Istanbul began, “Istanbul-Sivas non-transfer flights are carried out as a total of 2 times a day. High-speed trains, Sivas-Istanbul, Yildizeli, Yozgat, Kirikkale, Ankara, Eskişehir, Arifiye, Izmit, Pendik, Söğütlüçesme. To date, a total of 554 thousand 755 passengers have traveled, “he said.
‘We are performing a total of 6 times’
Emphasizing that they have expanded the high-speed train network with not only direct lines but also by combined transportation method, Uraloğlu said, “As of October 25, 2024, we have included Tokat in our system. We provide a connection with Tokat to Yildizeli Station. Thus, we perform 6 times a day between Tokat and Istanbul.” Uraloglu also reminded that they have commissioned the combined transportation between Sivas-Malatya Regional Train and Istanbul-Malatya.
