The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Eastern Türkiye Middle Corridor Railway Development Project (P179128) Eastern Türkiye Middle Corridor Railway Development Project (P179128) EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA | Turkiye | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing (IPF) | FY 2025 | Seq No: 1 | Archived on 11-Mar-2025 | ISR03443 Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure 1. OBJECTIVE 1.1 Development Objective Original Development Objective (Approved as part of Approval package on 05-Dec-2024) The Project Development Objective is to improve the rail connectivity of eastern Türkiye along the Divriği-Kars-Georgia border railway section of the Trans-Caspian Middle Corridor. Has the Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No 2. COMPONENTS Name Rehabilitation and Modernization of the Divriği-Kars-Georgia Border Railway Line :(Cost 1,607,022,731.00) Project Management :(Cost 6,540,000.00) 3. OVERALL RATINGS Name Current Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial 4. KEY ISSUES & STATUS 4.1 Implementation Status and Key Decisions Mar 11, 2025 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Eastern Türkiye Middle Corridor Railway Development Project (P179128) The project was approved by the World Bank Board of Executive Directors on December 5, 2024 and the Loan Agreement (LA) was signed by the Government of Türkiye (GoT) on December 18, 2024. The respective LAs of the project's two co- financiers, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) have also been signed by the GoT. The Borrower and the World Bank team are currently working on fulfilling the effectiveness conditions stipulated in the LA. Preparations to launch the procurement of the two consulting services contracts under the project have been initiated. These contracts, for technical support to the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) and for construction supervision services, are expected to be awarded within calendar year 2025. Project implementation is on track, with good coordination between the Borrower and the project's co-financiers. 5. SYSTEMATIC OPERATIONS RISK-RATING TOOL Rating at Approval Risk Category Approval Package - 05 Dec Proposed Rating 2024 Political and Governance Low Low Macroeconomic Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies Low Low Technical Design of Project or Program Low Low Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Substantial Substantial Stakeholders Low Low Overall Substantial Substantial Mar 11, 2025 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Eastern Türkiye Middle Corridor Railway Development Project (P179128) 6. RESULTS 6.1 PDO Indicators by PDO Outcomes Improved Rail Connectivity Baseline Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Month/Year Rail freight travel time between 55 Sep/2024 55 26-Feb-2025 22 Dec/2030 Divriği and the Türkiye-Georgia border (Hours) Predictability of rail freight travel 35% coefficient of Sep/2024 35 26-Feb-2025 18% coefficient of Dec/2030 time between Divriği and the Türkiye- variation of rail freight variation of rail freight Georgia border (Text) travel time travel time Well-to-wheel GHG emissions per 45 grams of CO2 per Sep/2024 45 26-Feb-2025 18 grams of CO2 per Dec/2030 ton-km transported on the Divriği- ton-km transported ton-km transported Kars-Georgia border railway line (Text) Maximum freight carrying capacity of 750,000 Sep/2024 750,000 26-Feb-2025 20,000,000 Dec/2030 the Divriği-Kars-Georgia border railway line (Metric tons/year) Inferred beneficiaries of improved 0 Sep/2024 0 26-Feb-2025 590,000 Dec/2030 access to sustainable transport infrastructure and services (Number of people) CRI Inferred beneficiaries of that 0 Sep/2024 0 26-Feb-2025 300,000 Dec/2030 benefit from improved access to sustainable transport infrastructure and services - Mar 11, 2025 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Eastern Türkiye Middle Corridor Railway Development Project (P179128) Female (Number of people) CRI Inferred beneficiaries of 0 Sep/2024 0 26-Feb-2025 120,000 Dec/2030 improved access to sustainable transport infrastructure and services - Youth (Number of people) CRI 6.2 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Rehabilitation and Modernization of the Divriği-Kars-Georgia Border Railway Line Baseline Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Month/Year Length of railway line rehabilitated, 0 Sep/2024 0 26-Feb-2025 660 Dec/2030 electrified, and modernized to a higher climate resilience standard (Kilometers) Project Management Baseline Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Month/Year Number of participants in MoTI's 0 Sep/2024 0 26-Feb-2025 20 Dec/2030 Enhanced Internship Program (Number) Share of participants in MoTI's 0 Sep/2024 60 Dec/2030 Enhanced Internship Program finding full-time employment within 18 months of receiving their undergraduate degree (Percentage) Mar 11, 2025 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Eastern Türkiye Middle Corridor Railway Development Project (P179128) Freight stakeholders consulted during 0 Sep/2024 0 26-Feb-2025 60 Dec/2030 project implementation on design Comments on achieving targets Freight stakeholders defined as comprising shippers, carriers, logistics and operational aspects of target line service providers, local and national government officials, civil society (Number) groups and members of local communities in proximity to project areas Percentage of grievances responded 0 Sep/2024 0 26-Feb-2025 85 Dec/2030 and resolved within an agreed time frame (Percentage) Percentage of stakeholders who 0 Sep/2024 0 26-Feb-2025 75 Dec/2030 report that their engagement (i.e., in consultations, Open Door Days, and roundtables) was effective (Percentage) Mar 11, 2025 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Eastern Türkiye Middle Corridor Railway Development Project (P179128) 7. DATA ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 7.1 Cumulative Disbursements 7.2 Disbursements (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed Not IBRD-97530 660.00 660.00 0.00 0.00 660.00 0% Effective 7.3 Key Dates (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Signing Effectiveness Orig. Closing Rev. Closing Not IBRD-97530 05-Dec-2024 18-Dec-2024 31-Dec-2030 31-Dec-2030 Effective Mar 11, 2025 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Eastern Türkiye Middle Corridor Railway Development Project (P179128) 8. KEY DATES Key Events Planned Actual Approval 05-Dec-2024 05-Dec-2024 Effectiveness 17-Apr-2025 Mid-Term Review No. 01 06-Dec-2027 Operation Closing/Cancellation 31-Dec-2030 9. RESTRUCTURING HISTORY 10. ASSOCIATED OPERATION(S) There are no associated operations Mar 11, 2025 Page 7 of 7