14.10.2026 12:20
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, regarding the works on the Delice-Çorum section of the Ankara-Kırıkkale-Çorum-Samsun High-Speed Train Line, said, "With the completion of the line up to Samsun, the travel time between Ankara and Samsun will be 2.5 hours. When the project is completed, we anticipate carrying 12 million passengers and 14 million tons of freight annually."
Minister Uraloğlu made a statement regarding the works on the Delice-Çorum section of the Ankara-Kırıkkale-Çorum-Samsun High-Speed Train Line.
Minister Uraloğlu stated that work is ongoing on the 120-kilometer Delice-Çorum section of the new 293-kilometer high-speed train line, which will start from Delice and reach Samsun via Çorum and Merzifon. Recalling that they laid the foundation of the Delice-Çorum section on July 14, 2025, Uraloğlu said, "We are working day and night with 3,014 personnel and 850 machines. As of today, our overall progress has exceeded 40 percent."
HIGH-SPEED TRAIN WILL EXTEND TO THE BLACK SEA
Uraloğlu stated that tenders for the 66-kilometer Çorum-Merzifon and 37-kilometer Merzifon-Havza sections continuing the line have been held. Uraloğlu noted that after the site handover, construction site installations will be set up and work will begin.
"WE ENVISAGE CARRYING 12 MILLION PASSENGERS AND 14 MILLION TONS OF FREIGHT ANNUALLY"
Stating that upon completion of the line, planned for speeds of 200 kilometers per hour, Çorum will be connected to the railway network for the first time, Uraloğlu said, "The distance between Çorum and Ankara will drop to 1 hour 20 minutes. With the completion of the line to Samsun, travel time between Ankara and Samsun will be 2.5 hours. When the project is completed, we envisage carrying 12 million passengers and 14 million tons of freight annually."
Uraloğlu stated that the line will create a strong railway connection between the Black Sea and Central Anatolia and the Mediterranean, and said, "The Ankara-Kırıkkale-Çorum-Samsun High-Speed Train Line will also contribute to freight transport between Samsun Port and Mersin Port."
WORK CONTINUES ON 8 TUNNELS AND 19 BRIDGES
Conveying the latest status of the works, Uraloğlu said, "We have achieved 90 percent progress in excavation works. While our work continues in 8 tunnels, we are continuing construction work on 19 of our 31 bridges."
Uraloğlu reported that work is also continuing on cut-and-cover structures, underpasses and overpasses, and culverts.