Научен доклад ID 2385 : 2023/3

As road transportation has reached its saturation point worldwide and environmental awareness has increased, railway transportation has started to be given more importance in the last 20 years. Among the modes of transportation, railway is the only mode of transportation that offers alternative solutions to basic problems such as traffic density, traffic accidents and the environment. More cargo and passengers can be transported by rail with less energy expenditure compared to highways. In this way, less greenhouse gas is emitted into the atmosphere.

As a regional hub between continents and located on the transit corridor of Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East, Turkey is in a position to become one of the world”s most important logistics bases. It is among the countries that will benefit most economically from global developments in the sector. Turkey”s global goals consolidation of logistics services, scaling up and creating hubs for intermodal transportation on transport corridors passing through Turkey on the east-west and north-south axes.

As the most important infrastructure for maritime transportation, ports are the interface between land and sea. Developments in logistics and supply chain management have forced container terminals and lines to rethink the logistics process, creating the need for container ships with large carrying capacities and large transshipment centers. Despite the changing service concept, ports play important roles.

In this study, the railroad connections of Turkish ports are investigated.