TCDD Training Department
The Turkish State Railways (Turkish: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryolları and thus abbreviated as TCDD, is a government-owned national railway company responsible with the ownership and maintenance of railway infrastructure Turkey, as well as the planning and construction of new lines. TCDD was formed on 4 June 1929 as part of the nationalization of railways in Turkey.
The Turkish State Railways own and maintain all public railways in Turkey. This includes railway stations, ports, bridges and tunnels, yards and maintenance facilities. In 2016, TCDD controlled an active network of 12,532 km (7,787 mi) of railways, making it the 22nd-largest railway system in the world. Apart from railway infrastructure, TCDD also owns several rail transport companies within Turkey as well as a 50% share of the İzmir-area commuter rail system, İZBAN.
Prior to 2017, TCDD also operated all railways in Turkey. However, with the government taking steps to privatize some of the Turkish railway network, TCDD Taşımacılık was formed on 14 June 2016 to take over all railway operations. Handover of rolling stock was signed on 28 December of the same year and TCDD formally ceased all railway operations on 31 December 2016.
The Turkish State Railways operate most trains in the country. Intercity, regional, suburban, freight and most industrial lines are owned and operated by the State Railways. The only other railways in Turkey include İZBAN (TCDD holds 50% of the company's shares) which operates commuter rail service around İzmir and a few other industrial railways. In addition to rail services, TCDD has been responsible since 1927 for operating several major ports which handle 30% of Turkish port activities.
TCDD directly owns and operates 8,697 km (5,404 mi) of common carrier lines, of which 1,920 km (1,190 mi) are electrified, throughout 57 provinces. Along with this, the railways own and operate over 240 km (150 mi) of industrial lines and 206 km (128 mi) of high-speed lines, with 574 km (357 mi) of lines under construction. As of 2010, the railways consist of 763 tunnels, 25,441 bridges, 17 wyes and 7 loops. The railway's fleet consists of 467 main line Diesel locomotives, 67 Electric locomotives, 860 passenger coaches, 135 MUs, 33 Highspeed rail sets and 15,384 freight cars. TCDD also owns 3 rail ferries.
The Turkish State Railway (TCDD) is one of the biggest potential employers in Turkey for the people who will work in construction, fault detection and maintenance processes for different railway subsystems. These subsystems include rail infrastructure, signalization systems, telecommunication systems and electrification systems. Each of these mentioned subsystems has great importance for safety critical railway operation systems. Therefore, TCDD is selected as one of the major partners for this project.
Organisation type: National Public body
Website: https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/
Legal Representative: Hasan PEZÜK (Chairman of the Board and Director General)
Contact Person: Cüneyt TÜRKKUŞU (Head of Training Department)