Türkiye aims to become the “heart” of railroad transportation worldwide, as the country will receive a share of $75 billion in transportation volume by connecting Asia and Europe, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloglu told Anadolu, Caspian Energy Media reports.

“We are working to improve our high-speed train (YHT), very high-speed train and conventional routes and planning to expand them until 2053,” said Uraloglu.

The minister noted that 8,554 kilometers of railroad will be built for the Turkish high-speed railway network.