Polatlı–Konya high-speed railway
The Polatlı–Konya high-speed railway () is a long high-speed railway running from the town of Polatlı to the central Anatolian city of Konya. History. The railway is used by the Turkish State Railways' premier high-speed passenger service, Yüksek Hızlı Tren, which operates two routes on the line; "Istanbul-Konya" and "Ankara-Konya". The railway was opened on 23 August 2011, making it the second high-speed railway in Turkey. Construction of the railway started on 8 July 2006 and was finished in mid-2011 at a cost of TL1 billion ($330 million ). On 3 June 2011, TCDD HT65001 "Piri Reis" made the inaugural test run with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Minister of Transport Binali Yıldırım; departing Ankara and arriving at Konya with large media fanfare. Test runs continued for two and a half months until the line was opened to commercial traffic on 23 August.