Market Insights

19 February 2019

Eurasia Rail will keep the pulse of the rolling stock industry in the world

International Rolling Stock, Infrastructure & Logistics Exhibition, Eurasia Rail which hosted 200 companies and 11,949 visitors from 25 countries in the last year, is preparing to host the leading names of the global railway industry in Izmir on April 10-12, 2019. In Eurasia Rail, which is recognized as “only in the Eurasia...

11 December 2018

Here’s Turkey’s urban rail update

Construction and further expansion of metro systems, tramlines and other light rail systems is ongoing. As expected of infrastructure projects of this type, the costs are high too. With that in mind, let’s take a trip around the Turkish urban rail sector to see what’s happening in this vibrant market. Metro lines dominate...

9 November 2018

A $500bn rail spending spree hits Eurasia

Railway investment soars throughout Eurasia From Turkey’s Eastern Borders to the Persian Gulf, one thing linking the Middle East and Central Asian nations is railways. Quite literally in some cases. Fresh new lines are being built, including new trans-national routes, as well as improved urban rail links in major metropoles...

25 October 2018

Rolling stock demand in Turkey heightens

Demand for new train sets, rail cars, and wagons is increasing throughout Turkey. Activity covers both modernisation of existing fleets and tenders for brand new locomotives. This is a multi-billion-dollar endeavour, one reliant on internationals’ engineering experience and expertise to be fully realised. Turkish railways...

10 October 2018

5 railway technologies changing the world right now

Eurasia Rail is here to show you five railway technologies that are helping change the way we operate, manufacturer and travel on trains. Let’s take a look. 5 exciting railway technologies to watch Hydrogen trains © Alstom While diesel engines are going the way of the dinosaur, and electric the global standard...

9 October 2018

Turkish railway construction update

Turkey pushes ahead with national rail infrastructure expansion 2023 is a prophetic date in the Turkish national psyche. By the time that year comes around, the Turkish Republic will be celebrating its 100th anniversary as a fully independent nation state. Such is the significance for Turks, that a nationwide infrastructure...

28 August 2018

Here’s how much Turkey is spending on railways and rail technology

By 2023 Turkey will have invested over $46 billion in its rail network “In the next five years, Turkey will allocate over $46 billion to rail transport, either conventional or high speed,” Minister of Transport Ahmet Arslan announced in May 2018 at the International Union of Railways UIC Highspeed 2018 conference. ...