Yüksek Hızlı Tren (YHT) Ankara–Sivas

Turkey’s longest domestic high-speed line, 406 km over 11 tunnels and 6 viaducts, replaced a 12-hour conventional slog to Sivas with under three hours.

Stations

1. 0 kmAnkara high-speed +6
2. 34 kmElmadağ YHT
3. 75 kmKırıkkale YHT
4. 167 kmYerköy YHT
5. 203 kmYozgat YHT
6. 231 kmSorgun YHT
7. 297 kmAkdağmadeni YHT
8. 358 kmYıldızeli YHT
9. 404 kmSivas +2

The stations that Wikidata lists as calls of this service, in order along the line as drawn here, with the distance along it. A train may skip some of them. A +N after a station: N other routes on this map stop or end there, and the map draws it as a station where lines meet.

How this line was checked

• Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 7001049 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
• Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 6 m from it
• Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of YHT 81402
• Wikipedia has an article for this line
• See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it

Questions and answers

How long is the Yüksek Hızlı Tren (YHT)?

The Yüksek Hızlı Tren (YHT) runs 406 km from Ankara to Sivas.

How long does the Yüksek Hızlı Tren (YHT) take?

The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h 51 min for the 406 km. That is an average of 142 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 250 km/h.

Who runs the Yüksek Hızlı Tren (YHT)?

TCDD Taşımacılık, with HT80000 (Velaro TR).

How old is the Yüksek Hızlı Tren (YHT)?

The line has been in service since 2023. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.

How often does the Yüksek Hızlı Tren (YHT) run?

6 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).

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