Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu said they aim to expand the railway network to 17,287 kilometers by 2028; the journey began in 1856.
The minister said that in the last 25 years the network was expanded from 10,948 kilometers to 13,919 kilometers and 2,251 kilometers of high-speed rail lines were built. The statement was made on the occasion of Railways Week.