RCG grows Turkey network: ‘an international logistics hub’
The Austrian operator Rail Cargo Group has launched three new connections and increased frequency on another line Turkey. This month, it launched a new connection between Germany and Turkey and two new ones between Slovakia...Read more
A high-speed line from Bulgaria to Istanbul, also for freight
Turkey has come one step closer to having a high-speed railway link from Istanbul to the border with Bulgaria. The Halkalı – Kapikule project, which is scheduled to be completed this year, saw the first...Read more
Kombiverkehr adds trips between Cologne-Trieste with eyes on Mediterranean ports
Kombiverkehr’s rail freight service between Cologne in Germany and the port of Trieste in Italy offers one more weekly departure. The intermodal company announced that it increased its weekly roundtrips in this route from three...Read more
The Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad train was never viable
New light is shed on the case of the Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad train. The service that promised a lot but never happened seems never to have been feasible, and if there is someone to blame, that is...Read moreIstanbul-Tehran-Islamabad train: political issues behind its stagnation
The Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad train project would begin operations on 4 March, but the first trip was cancelled multiple times. What could be the possible reasons for this situation? According to the customers, it was all a...Read moreWhat happened to the Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad train?
The revival of the ITI corridor between Turkey, Iran and Pakistan has been long-awaited. Operations were about to begin a couple of weeks ago, with the train departing from Istanbul on 4 March and arriving...Read more
Turkey’s train to China regular on the 2021 timetable
The rail freight service from Istanbul to Xi’an is now a regular on the timetables. The first China-bound train from Turkey departed on 4 December last year, and the second has just arrived in the...Read more