Technical details
Client
TCDD
Dates

2012 – 2019

Missions
Preliminary Design, Detailed Design
Location
Sivas-Erzincan, Türkiye
Activity
High Speed Railway

SYSTRA provided comprehensive study, design, and engineering services for the 245 km Sivas–Erzincan High Speed Railway project for Turkish State Railways (TCDD). Services included route selection and feasibility studies, cost estimation, and detailed topographic, hydraulic, geological, and geotechnical surveys.

The railway line is a very important corridor starting from Bulgaria by linking the Caucasus and Central Asia to Europe via İstanbul, Ankara, Sivas, Erzincan, Kars, Tbilisi and Baku.

Key Figures

  • 245 km long HSR
  • 250km/h design speed
  • 59 viaducts
  • 35 tunnels
  • 35 cut&covers
  • 32 underpasses
  • 18 overpasses
  • 226 culverts
  • 67 road connections
  • 5 stations