Ankara-İzmir high-speed railway
| Polatlı–İzmir high-speed railway | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Type | High-speed rail |
| System | Turkish State Railways |
| Status | Under construction |
| Locale | Central and western Anatolia |
| Termini |
Polatlı, Ankara Province Menemen, Izmir Province |
| Stations | 7 |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 2018 (Polatlı-Afyon) |
| Owner | Turkish State Railways |
| Operator(s) | TCDD Taşımacılık |
| Rolling stock | HT65000 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 570 km (354.18 mi) |
| Number of tracks | Double track |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Minimum radius | 3 500 m |
| Electrification | 25 kV, 50 Hz AC Overhead line |
| Operating speed | 250 km/h (160 mph) |
| Maximum incline | 16 ‰ |
The Polatlı–İzmir high-speed railway is a 570 km (354.18 mi) long high-speed railway currently under construction in Turkey. Once completed, it will be the longest high-speed railway in the country, surpassing the Istanbul-Ankara HSR which holds the title since 2009.
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 Izmir-Afyon railway to Menemen, where it will join the railway just north of İzmir. Travel times between Ankara-Afyon and Ankara-Izmir will be 1 hour, 30 minutes and 2 hours, 30 minutes respectively.
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