Polatlı–Menemen high-speed railway

Polatlı–Menemen high-speed railway
Polatlı–Menemen high-speed railway
	Construction of the railway near Dumlupınar
Overview
Status	Under construction
Owner	Turkish State Railways
Locale	Central and western Anatolia
Termini	Polatlı YHT railway station, Ankara Province; Menemen railway station, İzmir Province;
Stations	11
Service
Type	High-speed rail
System	Turkish State Railways
Services	Alsancak-Ankara; Alsancak-Uşak (mixed high-speed and higher-speed rail stock); Afyon-Ankara; Alsancak-Konya (higher-speed rail stock); Afyon-Konya (higher-speed rail stock);
Operator(s)	TCDD Taşımacılık
Depot(s)	Etimesgut yard ; Güvercinlik yard
Rolling stock	HT65000, HT80000
Technical
Line length	505 km (313.79 mi)
Number of tracks	Double track
Character	High-speed rail
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Loading gauge	UIC standard (Turgutlu-Yenice) ; TCDD gross gauge (Turgutlu-Alsancak)
Minimum radius	3 500 m (Turgutlu-Yenice) ; 160 m (Turgutlu-Alsancak)
Electrification	25 kV, 50 Hz AC overhead line
Operating speed	250 km/h (160 mph)
Maximum incline	16 ‰
Route map
Route map
	Istanbul-Ankara HST
	to Istanbul
	Istanbul-Ankara HST
	to Ankara
	Polatlı-Konya HST
	to Konya
	Ankara
	Afyon

The Polatlı–Menemen high-speed railway is a 505 km (313.79 mi) long high-speed railway currently under construction in Turkey.

The railway will split from the Polatlı-Konya high-speed railway about 27 km (17 mi) south of Polatlı junction, where the Polatlı-Konya HSR splits from the Istanbul-Ankara HSR, and head west to Afyonkarahisar, then it will parallel the İzmir–Afyon railway to Menemen. Travel times between Ankara-Afyon and Ankara–İzmir are expected to be 1h 30min and 3h 30min, respectively.

Construction of the initial section began in 2012, but was suspended in 2018 when almost 50% of the works had been completed on some sections. The construction was restarted in 2022,^[2] and planned to be completed in 2027.^[3]

Sections and speeds

Constructions are divided into six sections starting from the split point:

Section	Length	Max Speed	Notes
Polatlı–Afyon	152 km	250 km/h	in progress
Afyon–Banaz	80 km		in progress
Banaz–Eşme	97 km		in progress
Eşme–Salihli	74 km		in progress
Salihli–Manisa	62 km		in progress
Manisa–Menemen	43 km		in progress

Stations

The line will consist of eleven stations: Polatlı, Emirdağ, Afyonkarahisar, Uşak, Alaşehir, Salihli, Manisa, Muradiye, Ayvacık, Emiralem, Menemen.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Bakan Uraloğlu: 7 saatlik yol 3,5 saate düşecek". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 8 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
^ "Construction of Ankara–İzmir high speed line restarts". Railway Gazette International. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
^ ANKARA-İZMİR HIZLI TREN HATTI 2027'DE HİZMETE GİRECEK (in Turkish), T.C. Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakanlığı, retrieved 2024-01-26

External links

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[bigpara-1] "Bakan Uraloğlu: 7 saatlik yol 3,5 saate düşecek". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 8 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.

[2] "Construction of Ankara–İzmir high speed line restarts". Railway Gazette International. Retrieved 2022-09-16.

[3] ANKARA-İZMİR HIZLI TREN HATTI 2027'DE HİZMETE GİRECEK (in Turkish), T.C. Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakanlığı, retrieved 2024-01-26

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