Box Width: | 30em |
Anatolian Express | |
Type: | Inter-city rail |
Status: | Operating |
Locale: | Northwest, Central Anatolia |
First: | 1927 [1] |
Operator: | Turkish State Railways |
Formeroperator: | CIWL |
Start: | Haydarpaşa Terminal, Istanbul |
Stops: | 17 |
End: | Ankara Central Station, Ankara |
Distance: | 576.6km (358.3miles) |
Frequency: | Daily each way |
Class: | Sleeping Class |
Sleeping: | Private room accommodations |
Catering: | Dining Car |
Baggage: | Checked baggage available at selected stations |
El: | 25 kV 50 Hz AC |
Trainnumber: | 11208 (Eastbound)[2] 11207 (Westbound) |
Owners: | TCDD |
Speed: | 120km/h maximum |
The Anatolian Express (Turkish: Anadolu Ekspresi, French: Anatolie Express) was one of the four direct train services operating between Istanbul and Ankara. The train was an overnight train consisting of eight sleeping cars and one dining car. The train was the first non-international train to consist of a sleeping car in Turkey. The train was operated by the CIWL from 1927 to 1950. From 1950 on, TCDD operates the train.
The Anatolian Express runs every night from both termini.[3]
Outward | Return | |||||
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Station | Time | Station | Time | |||
1 | 22:30 | 1 | 22:30 | |||
2 | 22:34 | 2 | Sincan | 23:03 | ||
3 | 22:44 | 3 | 23:55 | |||
4 | 23:02 | 4 | 02:09 | |||
5 | 23:56 | 5 | İnönü | 02:36 | ||
6 | Arifiye | 00:29 | 6 | Karaköy | 03:04 | |
7 | Yayla D | 02:12 | 7 | Bilecik | 03:28 | |
8 | Bozöyük | 02:47 | 8 | Arifiye | 04:55 | |
9 | 03:36 | 9 | 05:27 | |||
10 | 05:50 | 10 | 06:31 | |||
11 | Sincan | 06:41 | 11 | 06:53 | ||
12 | 07:07 | 12 | 07:04 | |||
13 | 07:07 |