Work Continues on the Ankara-Samsun High-Speed Train Line Project
While work on the Delice-Çorum section of the Ankara-Kırıkkale-Çorum-Samsun High-Speed Train Line continues, the overall progress rate has exceeded 40 percent.
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced that construction work on the Delice-Çorum section of the Ankara-Kırıkkale-Çorum-Samsun High-Speed Train Line is ongoing and overall progress in the project has surpassed 40 percent.
Project Details
Work is intensively ongoing on the 120-kilometer Delice-Çorum section of the new 293-kilometer high-speed train line that will reach Samsun starting from Delice via Çorum and Merzifon.
Progress Status
While work continues on the line—whose foundation was laid on July 14, 2025—with 3,014 personnel and 850 machines, overall progress has exceeded 40 percent as of today.
Other Sections
Tenders have been held for the 66-kilometer Çorum-Merzifon and 37-kilometer Merzifon-Havza sections that constitute the continuation of the line, and site establishment will begin following the handover of the site.
Travel Times
With the completion of the project, which is planned to be suitable for speeds of 200 kilometers per hour, Çorum will be connected to the railway network for the first time and travel time between Ankara and Çorum will drop to 1 hour and 20 minutes.
Passenger and Freight Targets
Upon completion of the project, the travel time between Ankara and Samsun will decrease to 2.5 hours, and it is projected to transport 12 million passengers and 14 million tons of freight annually.
Infrastructure Works
While 90 percent progress has been achieved in excavation work, construction activities are ongoing in 8 tunnels and 19 out of 31 bridges.