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Railways Restructuring Project

The Railways Restructuring Project for Turkey aims to support the Borrower's implementation of the Program over the four year period 2005-2009, to improve productivity and effectiveness of railway operations and to assist General Directorate of State Railways Administration (TCDD) in reaching a financially sustainable situation and reduce the fiscal burden TCDD represents for the Borrower. The project consists of the following six components: Component 1) includes investment aimed at increasing freight transport capacity and safety of train movements on the double-track Mersin-Toprakkale and on the single-track Yenice-Bogazkoprii lines. Component 2) will support the implementation of the restructuring process of the TCDD with a reduced number of employees. Component 3) will provide technical assistance and consultancy services to TCDD. Component 4) will support the implementation of part of the TCDD 2005-2008 training program. Component 5) will provide technical assistance for developing an efficient communication strategy within and outside the TCDD. Component 6) PCU Incremental Operating Costs include PCU staff salaries (excluding government employees) and staff per diems and lodging as well as travel costs for field trips related to the implementation of the project.**

Last Updated September 03 2010

Basic Information
Project Status	Active
Region	Europe And Central Asia
Country/Area	Turkey
Major Sector (Sector) (%)	Transportation (Railways) (100%)
Old Major Sector	N/A
Old Sector	N/A
Env Category	B
Project ID	P077328
Bank Team Lead (Last Name, First)	Lawrence, Martha B.
Approval Date	09-JUN-2005
Closing Date	30-JUN-2012
Borrower	GOVERNMENT OF TURKEY
Implementing Agency	TURKISH RAILWAYS

Financial
Main Loan/Credit #	47870
IBRD Commitment *	184.7
IDA Commitment *	0
IBRD + IDA Commitment *	184.7
Grant Amount *	0
Total Project Cost *	221
Product Line	IBRD/IDA
Lending Instrument	Adaptable Program Loan

Development Outcomes And Goals
*Targeted Thematic Outcomes...*	Supporting this Broader Dev't Goal
Trade facilitation and market access	Develop global partnership for development (MDG); Trade & integration (GPG)
Infrastructure services for private sector development	N/A (CAP)
Other public sector governance	Public sector governance (CAP)

Available Project Documents***
For a short project overview, please consult the Project Information Document if available.

	Procurement Plan (PROP), Vol.1 -07-SEP-2009
	Project Information Document (PID), Vol.1 -07-AUG-2009
	Loan Agreement (), Vol. -13-MAR-2006
	Project Appraisal Document (PAD), Vol.1 -12-MAY-2005
	Procurement Plan (PROP), Vol.1 -06-MAY-2005
	Project Information Document (PID), Vol.1 -06-APR-2005
	Environmental Assessment (EA), Vol.1 -01-MAR-2005
	Integrated Safeguards Data Sheet (ISDS), Vol.1 -19-NOV-2003
	Project Information Document (PID), Vol.1 -19-NOV-2003

Contract Award Information

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*Commitment at Board in USD$ millions. Does not reflect any cancellations. Pipeline and dropped projects display the forecast amount. Total project cost includes non-Bank funding.

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