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A TCDD HT80000 at the ATG terminal in Ankara The ATG terminal in Ankara is a hub for the YHT services of the Turkish State Railways. Prior to the introduction of the high-speed line, the population centres of Istanbul (14 million) and Ankara (5 million) were connected by a 576 km (358 mi) long railway line, of which only 110 km (68 mi) was double-tracked. [8]
The line hosts high-speed YHT train service with a maximum operating speed of 250 km/h (160 mph). Construction of the railway began in 2003, with testing commencing in 2007. On 13 March 2009 the first section of the railway, a 209.4 km (130.1 mi) section between Ankara and Eskişehir , opened to revenue service, making it the first high-speed ...
Istanbul: Istanbul Tram: 750 V DC Overhead line: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge: Right-hand traffic: 13 June 1992 İzmir: İzmir Tram: 11 April 2017 İzmit: Akçaray: 17 June 2017 Bursa: Burtram: 13 October 2013 Antalya: Antalya Tram: December 2009 Konya: Konya Tram: 28 September 1992 Gaziantep: Gaziantep Tram? Kayseri: Kayseray ...
The Istanbul–Ankara railway (Turkish: İstanbul–Ankara demiryolu) is a 576.6 km (358.3 mi) long electrified railway in Turkey.The line connects Turkey's largest city, Istanbul, to the capital and second largest city, Ankara; making it one the busiest railways in the country in terms of passenger and freight rail traffic.
The Friendship Express (Turkish: Dostluk Ekspresi, Greek: Εξπρές Φιλίας, Exprés Filías), was an international InterCity train jointly operated by the Turkish State Railways (TCDD) and TrainOSE from July 2005 to February 2011, linking Istanbul's Sirkeci Terminal, Turkey and Thessaloniki, Greece. Eastbound trains (service 444/81021 ...
The route between Istanbul and Ankara by rail has been a single-track line, and trains usually were delayed 30 minutes to 2 hours plus the average 7 hours, 30 minutes travel time. Rail transport in Turkey was already at its lowest point, so in 2003 the State Railways and the Turkish Ministry of Transport made an agreement to build a 533 km (331 ...
The train makes the 610.3 km (379.2 mi) long journey in about 8 and-a-half hours. [2] There are two iterations of the Ankara Express; the first iteration began service in 1975 and departed Haydarpaşa station in Istanbul. This service was discontinued in 2014, with the completion of the Ankara-Istanbul high-speed railway.
The Lake Van Express or Van Lake Express (Turkish: Van Gölü Ekspresi), operated by TCDD Transport is an overnight train consisting of pullman, couchettes, sleeping and dining wagons, which runs twice a week on the Ankara-Tatvan [4] route of over 1,300 km. Travelling the full route takes about 26 hours. [5]