Turkey completes test runs on Çerkezköy–Kapıkule, opening due by year-end
- Country
- Çerkezköy – Edirne – Kapıkule (Thrace, border with Bulgaria) · 🇹🇷 Turkey
- Project
- Halkalı–Kapıkule high-speed line (229 km), Çerkezköy–Kapıkule section (153 km)
- Investment
- not specified
- Status
- Test runs completed on 6 June 2026; opening targeted before the end of 2026
- European role
- Europäische Union (IPA-Mittel und EU-Fonds) · Financing
According to transport minister Uraloğlu, the line is partly financed through IPA and other EU funds.
Test runs on the 153 km Çerkezköy–Kapıkule section of the Halkalı–Kapıkule line were completed on 6 June 2026; according to transport minister Uraloğlu, electrification and signalling are in their final phase and opening is planned before the end of the year. Journey time from Halkalı to Kapıkule falls from four hours to 1.5 hours, and annual freight capacity is to rise from 1.5 to about 9.5 million tonnes; the line is partly financed from IPA and EU funds (LOK Report, 11 Jun 2026).
Source: lok-report.de ↗ · Archived copy ↗
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