The design and operating speeds of the first train set produced were planned as 176 kilometers per hour (109.3 miles per hour), and 160 km/h (99.4 mi/h), respectively.
"We work on domestic-made high-speed train which is capable of hitting over 225 km/h [139.8 mi/h]," noted Karaismailoglu. The indigenous manufacturing of the train serves as a locomotive for the development of the domestic industry, he stressed.
The train set, comprising of five vehicles, has a 324-seat capacity, the minister underlined. "There will be priority parts allocated for disabled people," he added.
