Friday, July 25, 2014

Istanbul high-speed train finally ready for service - The Rakyat Post - The Rakyat Post

Istanbul high-speed train finally ready for service

ANKARA, July 25:

Turkey today inaugurates the first high-speed train link between its main cities of Ankara and Istanbul, in the latest bid by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to modernise the country’s infrastructure.

After years of constant delays that has seen the project become a standing joke among Turks, Erdogan is due to glide into Istanbul aboard the first train this evening.

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