Ankara–Sivas high-speed railway

Ankara–Sivas high-speed railway
Ankara–Sivas high-speed railway
	A viaduct east of Kırıkkale.
Overview
Status	In operation
Owner	Turkish State Railways
Locale	Central Anatolia
Termini	Ankara YHT station, Ankara; Sivas station, Sivas; Sivas YHT station, Sivas (Future);
Service
Type	High-speed rail
System	Turkish State Railways
Operator(s)	TCDD Taşımacılık
Depot(s)	Etimesgut; Sivas;
History
Opened	Trial run as an evacuation service: ; 15 February 2023 (Sivas-Kırıkkale) ; Scheduled operations:; 26 April 2023
Technical
Line length	406 km (252.28 mi)
Number of tracks	Double track
Character	Trunk
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Loading gauge	TCDD gross gauge
Minimum radius	3,500 m
Electrification	25 kV, 50 Hz AC overhead line
Operating speed	250 km/h (160 mph)
Maximum incline	18‰
Route map
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The Ankara–Sivas high-speed railway (Turkish: Ankara–Sivas yüksek hızlı demiryolu), is a 406 km (252 mi) long high-speed railway in Turkey and is the second longest high-speed railway in the country after the Ankara–Istanbul high-speed railway. Travel time between Ankara and Sivas was reduced to 2 hours and 50 minutes, from around 9 hours and 30 minutes with conventional trains. The railway will also serve as an extension of the Ankara-Istanbul HSR with a total journey time from Istanbul to Sivas at around 7 hours. The line was opened on April 26, 2023.

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