{"id":4544,"date":"2021-04-05T00:03:04","date_gmt":"2021-04-04T22:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.revistaitransporte.com\/?p=4544"},"modified":"2021-04-05T11:25:58","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T09:25:58","slug":"ertms-to-the-centre-of-turkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revistaitransporte.com\/ertms-to-the-centre-of-turkey\/","title":{"rendered":"ERTMS to the centre of Turkey"},"content":{"rendered":"

The line from the Black Sea port of Samsun to the city of Kalin is one of six rail routes in Turkey that have been selected to improve connections between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, to promote the development of regional transport and to reduce road accidents. This is a 377.8 kilometres railway line (plus the branch between Samsun and Gelemen, which is just over 10 km long) that links the cities of Samsun, on the Black Sea coast, and Kalin, in the centre of the country, where it connects to the Ankara-Sivas line.<\/p>\n

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29 STATIONS. With a total length of 378 kilometres, the line was built in the first half of the 20th century; it runs through a mountainous area and has 29 stations and 47 tunnels.<\/p><\/div>\n

The project, run by the Turkish Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, is funded by the European Union as part of its Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA). The scope of the project consists of modernising a conventional line, which was completed in 1932 on single track without electrification and without signalling. This is a very long line running through a mountainous area: it has 29 stations and 47 tunnels, the longest of which is 556 metres long, for a total of 7,259 metres.<\/p>\n

The installation of the ERTMS L1 signalling system will increase\u00a0the maximum\u00a0speed from 70 km\/h to 120 km\/h on\u00a0the entire line<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The work of the consortium in which Ineco is involved includes the monitoring and control of the modernisation of the infrastructure, superstructure and installations. Within the consortium, the Ineco’s main role has been to supervise the signalling, communications and power supply works, as well as coordinating the electromechanical installations team.<\/p>\n

Other activities carried out by the consortium include track extension supervision, tunnel renovation, platform and station upgrades, and new signalling and train protection systems, including the ERTMS Level 1 system.<\/p>\n