Narrow-gauge railways in Turkey explained
There are currently no common-carrier narrow-gauge railways in Turkey.
Historical
- The Palamutluk–Balya–Mancılık railway, a gauge, 97.5km (60.6miles) line serving coal and lead mines, operating as early as 1884 and closed by 1945.
- The Ilıca–Palamutluk railway, a gauge, 28km (17miles) line operating from 1924 until 1950. It connected with the 600mm gauge Balya line and transported ore and coal to the coast for shipment.
- Samsun–Çarşamba Railway Line, gauge, 37 km of a planned 150 km line was actually built, from Samsun to Çarşamba and was closed in 1971.[1]
- Chemin de Fer Moudania Brousse (Mudanya Bursa Railway) in Bursa, 42 km gauge, closed in 1948.[2]
- A gauge railway for the construction of the standard-gauge Baghdad Railway.[3]
Park railway
- Eskişehir Sazova park railway, gauge, a line of 1200m was built at the campus of Osman Gazi Universitesi (OGÜ) in Eskişehir, later transferred to Savova park, where a circuit line was built.(in service)(?)[4]
Children's railways
Three gauge children's railways were built in Turkey.[5]
- Afyon children railway in Afyon(closed)
- Ankara Gençlik Park Railway, in Ankara(removed)
- Izmir International Fair Park Railway in Izmir(removed)
Notes and References
- http://www.trainsofturkey.com/w/pmwiki.php/NarrowGauge/SamsunCarsamba
- http://www.trainsofturkey.com/w/pmwiki.php/Urban/Bursa
- http://ds.dial.pipex.com/town/lane/jy40/page31.html
- http://www.trainsofturkey.com/w/pmwiki.php/NarrowGauge/OguStudentRailway
- http://www.trainsofturkey.com/w/pmwiki.php/NarrowGauge/ChildrenRailway
