Ankara–Sivas Highspeed Railway (Turkey)

Project information

Photo credit: reddit.com

Project description mageba scope Highlights & Facts The Ankara–Sivas high-speed railway is a The project involves four viaducts, located 406 km (252 mi) long high-speed railway in in the region of Kayaş-Kırıkkale, which are mageba Products: Turkey currently under construction. Once equipped with a total amount of 156 spe- Type: RESTON®SPHERICAL completed, it will become the second long- cially designed mageba spherical bearings bearings type KE est high-speed railway in Turkey after the of different types. Feature: Specially designed Ankara–Istanbul high-speed railway. The All bearings are designed as flat sliders, flat sliders connection reduces travel time between with up to +/– 320 mm displacement and Installation: 2017 Ankara and Sivas from 12 hours to just two up to 44’000 kN load capacity. Some of the hours. The railway will also serve as an ex- structural bearings have been tested in or- Structure: tension of the Ankara-Istanbul high-speed der to verify the fulfillment of the specified Location: Ankara–Sivas area railway with a total journey time from Is- requirements. Additionally, they were also Country: Turkey tanbul to Sivas of about 6 hours. The new inspected and approved by MPA Stuttgart Type: High-speed railway railway is expected to be operational by according to CE certification requirements viaducts 2020. during the production process. Completion: 2020 The Ankara–Sivas line will also be con- The bearings were produced at mageba Owner: TCDD nected to the existing Sivas–Erzincan, Er- Turkey in 2016 and the installation work Contractor: Doğuş İnşaat zincan–Erzurum–Kars rapid lines of the took place until end of 2017. Baku–Tbilisi–Kars railway project.

The Ankara–Sivas high-speed railway connects Bottom view of a spherical bearing before Inspection of a spherical bearing by MPA Stuttgart capital city Ankara with Sivas 406 km to the east installation technician at the mageba Turkey workshop

Turkey