Pamukkale Express Explained

Pamukkale Express
Type:Inter-city rail
Status:Operating
Locale:Central Turkey
First:28 August 1978[1]
Operator:Turkish State Railways
Start:Eskişehir
Stops:31
End:Denizli
Distance:421km (262miles)
Journeytime:7 hours, 55 minutes
Frequency:Daily
Catering:At-seat snack service
Map State:collapsed

The Pamukkale Express (Turkish: Pamukkale Ekspresi) is a passenger train operated daily by the Turkish State Railways between Eskişehir and Denizli. The train covers a distance of 421km (262miles) in a scheduled time of 7 hours and 55 minutes through mountainous and mostly rural central Anatolia.

The Pamukkale Express formerly operated as a night train between Haydarpaşa Terminal in Istanbul and Denizli, with through cars to Burdur and Isparta.[2] In 2008 train service was suspended for seven years until being revived in 2015 as a day train on its current route.

Notes and References

  1. Milliyet - 25 August 1978, p. 6
  2. https://eksisozluk.com/pamukkale-ekspresi--68636?p=3 Pamukkale Ekspresi (Turkish)