Halkalı-Kapıkule
Railway Line Project is composed of three phases: Kapıkule-Çerkezköy (ÇE-KA),
Çerkezköy-Ispartakule and Ispartakule-Halkalı. The purpose of monitoring board
is to observe the implementation of these three phases together with the
railway connection to Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge and seeking solutions to the
problems faced if any. Members of the board are the institutions which are
responsible from these phases. Directorate General for Infrastructure
Investments in our Ministry (DGII), Türkiye State Railways (TCDD), European
Commission Directorate General for Neighbourhood Relations (DG NEAR), Delegation
of the European Union (EUD) to Türkiye and as the Operating Structure of ÇE-KA
project DG for EU and Foreign Affairs are the members of the board and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Directorate of EU
Affairs, European Investment Bank (EIB) and European Bank for Reconstruction
and Development (EBRD) are the observers.
7th meeting
of the board was held online on 18 March 2025. During the meeting, the project
owner institutions -TCDD and DGII - delivered presentations on the current
status of Kapıkule-Çerkezköy, Çerkezköy-Ispartakule, Ispartakule-Halkalı sections
of the project as well as its railway connections to Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge.The
participants were informed about the implementation process of the
Halkalı-Kapıkule Railway Line Project since the previous Monitoring Board
Meeting.