Ankara–Sivas high-speed railway
| Ankara–Sivas high-speed railway | |||
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A viaduct east of Kırıkkale. | |||
| Overview | |||
| Status | In operation | ||
| Owner | Turkish State Railways | ||
| Locale | Central Anatolia | ||
| Termini | |||
| Service | |||
| Type | High-speed rail | ||
| System | Turkish State Railways | ||
| Operator(s) | TCDD Taşımacılık | ||
| Depot(s) | |||
| 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‰ | ||
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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.