Polatlı–Konya high-speed railway

Polatlı–Konya high-speed railway
The railway just north of Konya.
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerTurkish State Railways
LocaleCentral Anatolia
Termini
Stations1
Service
TypeHigh-speed rail
SystemTurkish State Railways
Operator(s)TCDD Taşımacılık
Depot(s)Güvercinlik Yard
New Etimesgut Yard
Rolling stockHT65000, HT80000
History
Opened23 August 2011
Technical
Line length212 km (131.73 mi) (From Polatlı to Konya)
Number of tracksDouble track
CharacterPassenger line
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Loading gaugeTCDD gross gauge
Minimum radius6500 m
Electrification25 kV, 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed250 km/h (160 mph)
300 km/h (190 mph) Future
SignallingETCS Level 2
Maximum incline16
Route map


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distance
Ank-Ist HSR to Istanbul/Ankara
Ist-Ank rwy to Ankara
Istanbul-Ankara railway
to Istanbul
Polatlı junction
21
Yenice siding
Polatlı-İzmir HSR
to İzmir
D.650
56
Şeyhahmetli siding
Ankara
Konya
82
Özyayla siding
128
Kolukısa siding
147
Karatepe siding
Eskişehir-Konya railway
to Eskişehir
Pınarbaşı
Kayacık
Kayacık yard
Horozluhan
D.300
207
Selçuklu YHT
211
Konya
Konya–Yenice railway
to Yenice

The Polatlı–Konya high-speed railway (Turkish: Polatlı-Konya yüksek hızlı demiryolu) is a 211 km (131 mi) long high-speed railway running from the town of Polatlı to the central Anatolian city of Konya.