page_title: Ankara–Sivas high-speed railway
section_title: History and the project
hierarchical_section_title: Ankara–Sivas high-speed railway / History and the project
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Eisenbahnkarte der Türkei English: Railway map of Turkey Français&#160;: Carte des chemins de fer de la Turquie
context_page_description: The Ankara–Sivas high-speed railway, is a 406 km long high-speed railway currently under construction in Turkey. Once completed, it will become the second longest high-speed railway in Turkey after the Ankara–Istanbul high-speed railway. Travel time between Ankara and Sivas will be reduced to 2 hours and 50 minutes, from the current journey time around 9 hours and 30 minutes. 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.
context_section_description: As there's no direct railway link between Ankara and Sivas, the travel time by train takes too much time compared to road transport. Railway link between Ankara and Sivas passes through Kayseri currently. In line with TCDD's willing to increase the part of rail transport in global transportation, survey for a new high-speed railway line began on 2004. Constructions began in 2008 with major stops during 2010 due to changes in the project. When completed, the journey time is expected to be reduced to 2h and 50min compared to 12h (currently). Testing on the line began in March 2020, with opening projected for mid-2020.
caption: The planned Turkish high-speed rail network.
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