Polatlı–İzmir high-speed railway
Turkish high-speed railway under construction
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gaugeTCDD gross gauge (Turgutlu-Alsancak)
160 m (Turgutlu-Alsancak)
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The Polatlı–İzmir high-speed railway is a 588 km (365.37 mi) long high-speed railway currently under construction in Turkey. Once completed, it will be the longest high-speed railway in the country, surpassing the Istanbul-Ankara HSR which holds the title since 2014.
The railway will split from the Polatlı-Konya high-speed railway about 27 km (17 mi) south of Polatlı junction, where the Polatlı-Konya HSR splits from the Istanbul-Ankara HSR, and head west to Afyonkarahisar, then it will parallel the Izmir-Afyon railway to Menemen, where it will join the railway just north of İzmir, to eventually terminate at Alsancak railway station. Travel times between Ankara-Afyon and Ankara-Izmir are expected to be 1h 30min and 3h 30min, respectively.
Construction of the initial section began in 2012, but was suspended in 2018 when almost 50% of the works had been completed on some sections. The construction was restarted in 2022,[2] and planned to be completed in 2027.[3]
Sections and speeds
Constructions are divided into six sections starting from the split point:
| Section | Length | Max Speed | Notes |
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| Polatlı - Afyon | 152 km | 250 km/h | in progress |
| Afyon - Banaz | 80 km | in progress | |
| Banaz - Eşme | 97 km | in progress | |
| Eşme - Salihli | 74 km | in progress | |
| Salihli - Manisa | 62 km | in progress | |
| Manisa - Menemen | 43 km | in progress | |
| Menemen - Halkapınar | 35 km | 120 km/h | in progress, partly shared with pre-existing right-of-way |
| Turgutlu - Kemalpaşa | 37 km | 120 km/h | pre-existing right-of-way |
| Kemalpaşa - Halkapınar | 18 km | 200 km/h | |
| Halkapınar - Alsancak | 3 km | 70 km/h | pre-existing right-of-way |
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