{"id":490718,"date":"2026-07-28T19:36:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T09:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=73044"},"modified":"2026-07-28T19:36:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T09:36:10","slug":"turkiye-launches-tender-for-istanbul-bypass-design-and-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=490718","title":{"rendered":"T\u00fcrkiye launches tender for Istanbul bypass design and construction"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Turkish Ministry of Transport opened the tender for the design and construction of the Istanbul North Rail Crossing Project (INRAIL). The future line is expected to play a key role for rail freight to, from, and via T\u00fcrkiye with a projected capacity of 50 million tonnes.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Applicants will be able to submit their proposals until 14 October 2026. The tender follows the securing of significant funding from international banks over the past few months.<\/p>\n

Since December 2025, Ankara has obtained around $4.25 billion: $2 billion from the World Bank<\/a>, $750 million from the Asian Development Bank<\/a> and $1.5 billion from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank<\/a>. In total, the project requires $8 billion, with T\u00fcrkiye to provide $1.52 billion.<\/p>\n

44 tunnels and 40(+2) bridges<\/h2>\n

\u201cThe line will be double-tracked, electrified, fully signalised, and mixed-use, capable of carrying both passengers and freight, with a maximum freight carrying capacity of 50 million tons per year\u201d, the notice from the ministry said. This tender, however, will not include telecommuting and signalling works, which will have a separate tender procedure, it specified.<\/p>\n

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The whole tender is made up of four lots for construction and electrification, with proposals being accepted for one or more of them.<\/strong><\/p>\n