Nurdağı–Başpınar railway

Nurdağı-Başpınar railway
Overview
Native nameNurdağı-Başpınar demiryolu
StatusUnder construction
LocaleAintab plateau
Termini
Stations2
Service
TypeHeavy rail
SystemTurkish State Railways
History
Commenced2 May 2017 (2017-05-02)
Planned opening2025
Technical
Line length56 km (35 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV, 15 Hz
Operating speed200 km (120 mi) (Max.)
SignallingETCS
Nurdağı-Başpınar

km
Fevzipaşa-Kurtalan railway
to Fevzipaşa
Fevzipaşa bypass
0
Nurdağı
Fevzipaşa-Kurtalan railway
to Kurtalan
Gaziantep/K.Maraş
D.835
Narlı-Karkamış railway
to Narlı
Başpınar yard
56
Başpınar
Narlı-Karkamış railway
to Gaziantep and Karkamış

The Nurdağı-Başpınar railway (Turkish: Nurdağı-Başpınar demiryolu) is a 56 km (35 mi) long electrified high-speed railway under construction in southern Turkey. Branching off the Fevzipaşa-Kurtalan railway at Nurdağı, the railway will connect to the Narlı-Karkamış railway at Başpınar, a northern suburb of Gaziantep. The railway is part of the larger Mersin-Adana-Gaziantep high-speed railway project, in which the existing Mersin-Adana and Adana-Bahçe railways are being upgraded to accommodate speeds between 160 km/h (99 mph) and 200 km/h (120 mph), along with the 17 km (11 mi) long Fevzipaşa bypass. When completed, the railway will accommodate mostly high-speed trains but also conventional passenger and freight trains and is classified as a high-standard railway (Turkish: Yüksek standartlı demiryolu).