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The first freight train to travel from China to Europe via the BTK line and Istanbul's Marmaray Tunnel under the Bosphorus arrived in Prague on 6 November 2019. Travelling at an average speed of 40km/h, the China Railway Express will link Western China and Central Europe in just 18 days. [ 51 ]
The first passenger train ran on October 10, 1872, from Poti to Tbilisi central station. [2] From this central spine, the railway network expanded with links to: Rioni to Kutaisi (1877), Rioni-Tkibuli (1887), Zestaponi to Chiatura (1895). The Tbilisi to Baku line became operational in 1883, allowing transportation of Azeri oil through the port ...
The Eastern Express services Kars once a day to Istanbul. Between 1993 and 2011, there was no train service east of Kars due to the Turkish-Armenian border closure. But as of February 2011, a regional train operates twice daily from Kars to Akyaka, the last Turkish town before the border, stopping at the Akyaka railway station.
The Blue Train (Turkish: Mavi Tren) is the Turkish State Railways premier passenger train service started in the 1980s. The first, simply called Blue Train, operated between Istanbul and Ankara, entering service in 1979. [2] More Blue Train services were added later on.
Van Lake Train Ferry and Van terminal A TCDD Train Ferry in Istanbul. The Turkish State Railways own and operate two rail train ferries and connects to three others. [citation needed] The most famous of these would be the Bosphorus train ferry in Istanbul. This ferry connects Haydarpaşa, on the Asian side, with Sirkeci, on the European side.
Istanbul: Istanbul Metro: 750 V DC & 1,500 V DC: Third rail & Overhead line: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge: Right-hand traffic: 3 September 1989 Ankara: Ankara Metro: 750 V DC: Third rail: 20 August 1996 İzmir: İzmir Metro: 22 April 2000 Bursa: Bursaray: 1,500 V DC: Overhead line: 24 April 2002 Adana: Adana Metro: 750 V DC: 14 ...
The railway was built in the 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 + 27 ⁄ 32 in) "Russian Gauge", from Tbilisi to Kars, which the Ottomans lost in 1878 to the Russian Empire. [2] The Trancaucasus Railway extended the line to Sarıkamış in 1913 and during World War I built a 750 mm (2 ft 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) narrow gauge line from Sarıkamış to Erzurum.
This list of metro systems includes electrified rapid transit train systems worldwide. ... Tbilisi Georgia: Tbilisi Metro ... Istanbul: Istanbul Metro: 1989 [398 ...