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.