The Ceremony for The Starting of Operation in Zonguldak-Karabük Section (Phase I) of Rehabilitation and Signalization of Irmak-Karabük-Zonguldak Railway Line Project

The first phase ‘Karabük-Zonguldak’ of the Irmak-Karabük-Zonguldak Railway Rehabilitation and Signalization Project was completed and came into service in a ceremony at Karabük Station on 26 April, 2016.

Minister of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications Binali YILDIRIM, Member of Parliament in Karabük Mehmet Ali ŞAHİN, Head of Economic and Social Development Section of the EU Delegation to Turkey Francois BEGEOT, Directorate General for Foreign Relations and EU Affairs Mr. Bekir GEZER, General Manager of Turkish State Railways İsa APAYDIN and Turkish Press attended the ceremony in Karabük.

The ceremony opened by the folk dance and continued with the anthems of European Union and Turkey. After protocol speeches, the train started its journey to Zonguldak for the first time. Minister Yıldırım and all attendees made stopover to meet the local people at Gökçebey, Çaycuma and Filyos stations.