Turkish President unveils high-speed train project linking Ankara, Black Sea and Georgia
The Samsun-Trabzon-Sarpi high-speed train line will connect Ankara, the Black Sea region, and Georgia, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced at the ruling party’s congress in Rize.
President Erdogan stated that the project will link the cities of Ordu, Giresun, Trabzon, Rize, and Artvin via a high-speed train starting from Samsun.
“For the first time, Rize will have a railway connection,” Erdogan said, addressing Turkey’s Minister of Transport directly.
At the end of last year, Turkey’s government revealed plans for the 509-kilometer Samsun-Sarpi railway, which will serve an estimated 10 million people. Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu confirmed that construction is set to commence soon.