Istanbul North Rail Crossing Project

ADVANCE PROCUREMENT NOTICE “ Supplementary information on the Works procurement packages under the INRAIL Project, Türkiye, in follow-up to the GPN published on February 13, 2026. ” Türkiye: Design and Construction of Infrastructure & Superstructure Works including Electrification under the Istanbul North Rail Crossing (INRAIL) Project Purpose: To inform the bidder community of the upcoming large Procurement of Design and Construction of Infrastructure & Superstructure Works including Electrification that will be tendered shortly under the Istanbul North Rail Crossing Project. Country: Türkiye Borrower: Republic of Türkiye , Ministry of Treasury and Finance Project: İstanbul North Rail Crossing Project (INRAIL - P509952) Implementing Agency/ Employer : Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Directorate General of Infrastructure Investments Title of the Upcoming Procurement: Design and Construction of Infrastructure & Superstructure Works including Electrification under the INRAIL Project Brief Description of INRAIL Project: The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Directorate General of Infrastructure Investments, Türkiye, has received financing from the World Bank through Ministry of Treasury and Finance towards the cost of the INRAIL Project. It is expected that the Project will be jointly co-financed by the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Islamic Development Bank, and the OPEC Fund for International Development. The Project will finance the construction of a 127 km greenfield railway line designed to bypass the Istanbul Metropolitan Area and establish a high-capacity overland link across the Istanbul Strait (Bosphorus). The line will be double-tracked, electrified, fully signalized, and mixed-use, capable of carrying both passengers and freight, with a maximum freight carrying capacity of 50 million tons per year. The proposed railway line will originate at Çayırov