TCDD Railway Projects
PROJECTS
Railway Projects Portfolio
LOCATION
Turkey
PERIOD
2014-17
FINAL CLIENT
TCDD
BESTMIND CLIENT
SWS Ingegneria S.p.A.
SERVICES
Stakeholders Management, Communication Management, Design Management
Bestmind assisted SWS Engineering S.p.A. in the design management of a portfolio of 8 different railway projects for the same end customer, TCDD (Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryolları – Turkish State Railways).
The portfolio included lines totalling about 800 km in length, of which about 500 km are high speed.
1 – Adapazarı – Istanbul High Speed
2 – Sivas – Erzincan High Speed
All projects included: cartography, corridor study, alignment definition, geological and geotechnical investigations, environmental impact assessment (EIA), hydraulic studies, road diversions, station design, tunnel design, viaduct design with different technologies, cost estimates, technical specifications and contractual documents.
1. High Speed Railway Line
| Total Length | 109 km |
| Design speed | 250-300 km/h |
| Number of viaducts/bridges: | 25 |
| Viaducts/bridges overall length | 10,509 m |
| Number of tunnels | 23 |
| Tunnels overall length | 63.320 m |
| Number of stations | 2 |
2. High Speed Railway Line
| Total Length | 245 km |
| Design speed | 250km/h |
| Number of viaducts/bridges: | 39 |
| Viaducts/bridges overall length | 13,117 m |
| Number of tunnels | 37 |
3 – Nusaybin – Habur
4 – Mürşitpınar – Şanlıurfa
Bestmind initially performed due diligence on the projects, defining with company management the framework within which the projects would be completed. Activities were derived by defining the WBS (Work Breakdown Structure), time schedules and milestones, creating cost plans, and assessing the tools and human resources available to achieve the objectives on time and within budget.
3. Railway Line
| Total Length | 135 km |
| Design speed | 160 km/h |
| Number of viaducts/bridges: | 18 |
| Viaducts/bridges overall length | 6,850 m |
| Number of tunnels | 11 |
| Tunnels overall length | 9,500 m |
| Number of stations | 2 |
4. Conventional Railway Line
| Total Length | 65 km |
| Design speed | 160 km/h |
| Number of viaducts/bridges: | 5 |
| Viaducts/bridges overall length | 1,385 m |
| Number of tunnels | 11 |
| Tunnels overall length | 7,640 m |
| Number of stations | 3 |
5 – Gaziray (Gaziantep)
6 – Toprakkale – Bahçe
Bestmind then managed the tenders and interactions with subcontractors, as well as stakeholder engagement, creating a data storage system and a communication management plan. Project changes were continuously monitored, with scope, schedule and costs being updated accordingly.
5. Conventional Railway Line
| Total Length | 25 km |
| Design speed | 160 km/h |
| Number of viaducts/bridges: | 2 |
| Viaducts/bridges overall length | 80 m |
| Number of stations | 17 |
6. Conventional Railway Line
| Total Length | 57 km |
| Design speed | 160 km/h |
| Number of viaducts/bridges: | 5 |
| Viaducts/bridges overall length | 1,010 m |
| Number of tunnels | 5 |
| Tunnels overall length | 9,785 m |
| Number of stations | 3 |
7 – Uşak (Eşme) – Salihli High Speed
8 – Arifiye Pamukova
7. High Speed Railway Line
| Total Length | 78 km |
| Design speed | 250 km/h |
| Number of viaducts/bridges: | 20 |
| Viaducts/bridges overall length | 3,902 m |
| Number of tunnels | 24 |
| Tunnels overall length | 20,690 m |
8. Conventional Railway Line
| Total Length | 25 km |