The high-speed train services, which have been suspended due to coronavirus, start again with half capacity.
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoğlu stated that they will start the High Speed Train (YHT) flights, which were suspended due to Covid-19 measures, on Thursday, May 28th, “We are sending our first train from Ankara to Istanbul on Thursday morning at 07.00”.
According to the written statement from the Ministry; YHT flights, which are suspended due to coronavirus measures, will be launched on Thursday at 07.00 with the Ankara-Istanbul flight. The first train will be sent off by Minister Karaismailoğlu.
In the first days of international airlines that particular epidemic began to spread in the world, sea and Minister Karaismailoğlu reminiscent stopped in time with many countries in the railways, “In our country, the case without waiting to occur, then the interest in Europe’s disease in addition to all aircraft in Turkey as well as high-speed trains, conventional trains, BAŞKENTRAY and before the time on all public transport, including the rail inner-city like Marmaray and after the disinfection process was started. highways bus firms operating in the stop they stopped in, and the bus was instructed to do, and the disinfectant process to take all kinds of measures. These studies, introduction to Turkey’s disease he delayed considerably, “he said.
‘IT WILL WORK WITH SEMI CAPACITY’
In particular, the spread of the virus, the measures taken public transport infrastructure that significantly reduces Minister stressed Karaismailoğlu, thanks to measures taken by the government has claimed that overall boost Turkey’s biggest success against the coronavirus outbreak. Stating that the normalization period has started at this point, Karaismailoğlu announced that they will start to reopen all modes of transportation cautiously.
Karaismailoğlu said, “We send our first train from Ankara to Istanbul on Thursday morning at 07:00. We start the flights by paying attention to social distance rules and isolation. As of Thursday, we start to make 16 trips a day on YHT lines. Our train will work with half capacity. Only Ministry of Health informatics “The citizens who have received HEPP (Hayat Eve Sığar) code and have a travel document will be able to travel this time,” he said.
Karaismailoğlu announced that before March 28, approximately 25 thousand passengers were served on high-speed trains per day, 44 daily trips were made during the winter season and 48 daily trips during the summer season. Minister Karaismailoğlu, who stated that 16 of these trips were held between Ankara-Istanbul, 20 of them between Ankara-Konya, 6 of them were between Ankara-Eskişehir and 6 of them were Konya-Istanbul, “As of Thursday, Ankara-Istanbul, Ankara-Eskişehir, Ankara “There will be a total of 16 trips, one in the morning and in the evening, on the Konya and Konya-Istanbul lines”.
‘MUST HAVE A MASK’
Explaining that every passenger will be seated on the seat of his ticket due to security measures and that displacement will not be allowed, Karaismailoğlu said that the passengers who show signs of disease at the stations and ticket control points will not be taken to the train. Stating that it would be mandatory to wear a mask at the stations, stations and trains, Minister Karaismailoğlu said:
“Social distance rules will be ensured at every stage of the journey. High-speed trains will be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected before and after each time. Our goal is to deliver our citizens safely and healthily to their desired location. For our citizens, we work for the health of our citizens. With the love of service under the leadership of our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, we will continue to work without stopping. “
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