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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.
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 ...
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 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 ...
In order to reduce travel time between Ankara and Sivas, TCDD undertook a survey for a new high-speed railway line in 2004. Construction began in 2008 with some pauses in 2010 due to changes in the project. When completed, the Ankara-Sivas journey time is expected to be reduced to 2 hours and 50 minutes compared with a previous travel time of ...
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]
The Long Distance Service Line is the division of Amtrak responsible for operating all intercity passenger train services in the United States longer than 750 miles (1,210 km). There are fourteen such routes as of 2024 [update] , serving over 300 stations in 39 states.
Sirkeci railway station (Turkish: Sirkeci garı), listed on maps as Istanbul railway station (Turkish: İstanbul garı), is a railway terminal in Istanbul, Turkey. The terminal is located in Sirkeci , on the tip of Istanbul's historic peninsula , right next to the Golden Horn and just northwest of Gülhane Park and the Topkapı Palace .