The President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, confirmed on Friday that the "Cherkazkoy-Kafikula" high-speed train line will shorten the travel time between Halkali in Istanbul and Capikula in Edirne from 4 hours to 1 hour and 30 minutes, that is, a reduction of the travel time by two and a half hours.

Erdogan explained, during a speech at the opening ceremony of the line in Istanbul, that the project will be an artery that will link Anatolian production to European markets.

He emphasized that the line will be a backbone that will accelerate Turkey's achievement of its export goals, by strengthening the connection of Turkish production areas with European markets.