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Time for the High Planning Council approval for the Rail System and Cruise Port

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The necessary permissions for Antalya Metropolitan Municipality's 3rd stage of the Rail System and Cruise Port Projects were granted by the General Directorate of Infrastructure of the Ministry of Transport. At the next stage the projects were submitted to the approval of the High Planning Council of the Ministry of Development. Mayor Türel presented the application petition to the Development Minister Lütfi Elvan personally. 
Antalya will be one of the most important centres of the world in cruise tourism with the Cruise Port and Marina Project in Lara. The 3rd stage system line between Varsak and Meltem will be 17 kilometres. With the other railed system lines, a complete shuttle will be constructed in Antalya.

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