The PolatlñâÂÂKonya high-speed railway () is a long high-speed railway running from the town of Polatlñ to the central Anatolian city of Konya.
The railway is used by the Turkish State Railways' premier high-speed passenger service, Yüksek Hñzlñ Tren, which operates two routes on the line; Istanbul-Konya and Ankara-Konya. The railway was opened on 23 August 2011, making it the second high-speed railway in Turkey.
Construction of the railway started on 8 July 2006 and was finished in mid-2011 at a cost of TL1 billion ($330 million). On 3 June 2011, TCDD HT65001 Piri Reis made the inaugural test run with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoÃÂan and Minister of Transport Binali Yñldñrñm; departing Ankara and arriving at Konya with large media fanfare. Test runs continued for two and a half months until the line was opened to commercial traffic on 23 August.