The Polatlı–Menemen high-speed railway is a long high-speed railway currently under construction in Turkey.
The railway will split from the Polatlı-Konya high-speed railway about south of Polatlı junction, where the Polatlı-Konya HSR splits from the Istanbul-Ankara HSR, and head west to Afyonkarahisar, then it will parallel the İzmir–Afyon railway to Menemen. Travel times between Ankara-Afyon and Ankara–İzmir are expected to be 1h 30min and 3h 30min, respectively.
Construction of the initial section began in 2012, but was suspended in 2018 when almost 50% of the works had been completed on some sections. The construction was restarted in 2022, and planned to be completed in 2027.
Sections and speeds Constructions are divided into six sections starting from the split point:
Section Length Max Speed Notes Polatlı–Afyon 152 km 250 km/h in progress Afyon–Banaz 80 km in progress Banaz–Eşme 97 km in progress Eşme–Salihli 74 km in progress Salihli–Manisa 62 km in progress Manisa–Menemen 43 km in progress
Stations The line will consist of eleven stations: Polatlı, Emirdağ, Afyonkarahisar, Uşak, Alaşehir, Salihli, Manisa, Muradiye, Ayvacık, Emiralem, Menemen.
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