List of TCDD routes
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TCDD
operates passenger trains on almost its entire system. These are the operational routes:
Turkish State Railways
The State Railways of the Turkish Republic or TCDD is the government owned, national railway carrier in the Republic of Turkey, headquartered in Ankara...
operates passenger trains on almost its entire system. These are the operational routes:
Intercity Service
- Fatih Express, Haydarpaşa-Ankara
- Ankara ExpressAnkara ExpressThe Ankara Express is an Inter-City train from Istanbul to Ankara on the Ankara - Istanbul Mainline....
, Haydarpaşa-Ankara - Anatolia Express, Haydarpaşa-Ankara
- Boğaziçi Express, Haydarpaşa-Ankara
- Eskişehir Express, Haydarpaşa-Eskişehir
- Capital Express, Haydarpaşa-Eskişehir
- Republic ExpressRepublic ExpressThe Republic Express is a passenger train operated by the Turkish State Railways. The train runs between Haydarpaşa Terminal in Istanbul and Eskişehir. The train offers connections with the Turkish high speed service to Ankara....
, Haydarpaşa-Eskişehir - Sakarya Express, Haydarpaşa-Eskişehir
- Karesi ExpressKaresi ExpressThe Karesi Express is an over night train, operating between Alsancak Terminal, İzmir and Central Station, Ankara. The train is one of two current train services between İzmir and Ankara. The eastbound journey takes about 14 hours and 16 minutes, while the westbound journey takes about 14 hours and...
, Alsancak-Ankara - İzmir Blue Trainİzmir Blue TrainThe İzmir Blue Train is one of the 3, still operating, "Blue Train" services. The train operates between Alsancak Terminal in İzmir and Central Station in Ankara....
, Alsancak-Ankara - 4th of September Express, Ankara-Malatya
- 6th of September Express, Alsancak-Bandırma
- 17th of September Express, Alsancak-Bandırma
- Aegean Express, Alsancak-Afyon
- Çukurova Blue Train, Ankara-Adana
- Eastern ExpressEastern ExpressThe Eastern Express is an overnight passenger train operated by the Turkish State Railways. The train runs from İstanbul's Haydarpaşa Terminal to Kars Railway Station in Kars. The train was the first overnight service east of Ankara. The Eastern Express stops in 11 provincial capitals: İstanbul,...
, Haydarpaşa-Kars - Van Lake Express, Haydarpaşa-Tatvan
- Southern ExpressSouthern ExpressSouthern Express is an American company providing local and long-distance charter bus services and related passenger transportation services. Based in the Raleigh/Durham area of North Carolina, they provide transportation service to the region’s multiple colleges, universities, and major businesses...
, Haydarpaşa-Kurtalan - Meram Express, Haydarpaşa-Konya
- Central Anadolu Blue Train, Haydarpaşa-Adana
- Erciyes Express, Kayseri-Adana
- Euphrates Express, Elazığ-Adana
Regional Service
- District 1TCDD District 1TCDD District 1 is one of the 7 districts of the Turkish State Railways. The headquarters are in Haydarpaşa Terminal in İstanbul. Except for the Kırklareli Branch and the Pehlivanköy-Uzunköprü line, the entire district is electrified with over head catenary. The district operates 876 kilometers of...
- İstanbul-Uzunköprü Regional
- Alpullu-Kapıkule Regional
- İstanbul-Kapıkule
- Alpullu-Uzunköprü Regional
- İstanbul-Çerkezköy Regionalİstanbul-Çerkezköy RegionalThe İstanbul-Çerkezköy Regional is a regional rail service between Sirkeci Terminal in İstanbul and Çerkezköy, a town in Thracian Turkey. Train #81602 operates between İstanbul and Çerkezköy and train #81601 operates between Çerkezköy and İstanbul daily....
- Muratlı-Tekirdağ Regional
- Haydarpaşa-Adapazarı Regional - 2nd busiest Regional line
- District 2
- Ankara-Kırıkkale Regional
- Ankara-Polatlı Regional
- Zonguldak-Karabük Regional
- District 3TCDD District 3District 3 of the Turkish State Railways is one of TCDD's 7 districts. The district was formed in 1950, when TCDD split into its original 5 districts. District 3 has three main lines, all starting in İzmir. The İzmir-Bandırma Line, the İzmir-Uşak Line and the İzmir-Denizli Line. There are many...
- Basmane-Ödemiş RegionalBasmane-Ödemiş RegionalThe Basmane-Ödemiş Regional is a regional rail service operated by the Turkish State Railways. The train operates from Basmane Terminal in İzmir to the town of Ödemiş.-History:...
- 3rd busiest regional line - Basmane-Tire RegionalBasmane-Tire RegionalThe Basmane-Tire Regional is a long regional rail service operated by the Turkish State Railways, between Basmane Terminal in İzmir and Tire. 4 trains operate daily each way; trains 32415, 32417, 32413, 32419 operate southbound from Basmane to Tire, while trains 32412, 32416, 32418, 32420 operate...
- Basmane-Nazilli RegionalBasmane-Nazilli RegionalThe Basmane-Nazilli Regional is a regional rail service operated by the Turkish State Railways. The trains use the former ORC mainline from İzmir to Nazilli, a distance of . Service from İzmir to Nazilli dates back to 1882, when the Oriental Railway Company opened the line...
- Basmane-Denizli Regional
- Söke-Aydın-Nazilli Regional
- Basmane-Söke Regional
- Basmane-Uşak Regional
- Manisa-Alaşehir Regional
- Basmane-Ödemiş Regional
- District 4
- Sivas-Samsun Regional
- Samsun-Amasya Regional
- Amasya-Havza Regional
- Amasya-Hacıbayram Regional
- Sivas-Divriği Regional
- Divriği-Erzincan Regional
- Kars-Akyaka Regional
- District 5
- Diyarbakır-Batman Regional
- Diyarbakır-Kurtalan Regional
- Diyarbakır-Kürk Regional
- Tatvan-Elazığ Regional
- District 6
- Adana-Mersin RegionalAdana-Mersin RegionalThe Adana Mersin Regional is an intercity rail service operated by the Turkish State Railways. It operates between two major cities of Turkey; Adana and Mersin. It also services Tarsus . The trains operate on the Adana-Mersin Main Line, the second busiest rail line in Turkey.-Stations:-External...
- Busiest regional line - Islahiye-Adana Regional
- Gaziantep-Nusaybin Regional
- Mersin-İskenderun Regional
- Adana-Mersin Regional
- District 7
- Afyon-Eskişehir Regional
- Kütahya-Eskişehir Regional
Commuter Rail Service
- İstanbulIstanbulIstanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
- İstanbul-Halkalı Commuter Lineİstanbul-Halkalı Commuter LineThe İstanbul-Halkalı Line, also referred to as the İstanbul Commuter Railway, locally referred to as B1 . Carrying an average of 22,200 passengers daily, it is the second busiest commuter railway in Turkey, after the Haydarpaşa Commuter Railway....
- Haydarpaşa-Gebze Commuter Line
- İstanbul-Halkalı Commuter Line
- AnkaraAnkaraAnkara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....
- Sincan-Kayaş Commuter LineSincan-Kayaş Commuter LineThe Sincan-Kayaş Commuter Line or the Ankara Suburban Railway is the name of the commuter service between Sincan and Kayaş in Ankara. The line is owned and operated by the Turkish State Railways.- History :...
- Sincan-Kayaş Commuter Line
- İzmirIzmirIzmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...
- Alsancak-Menderes Commuter Line
- Alsancak-Aliağa Commuter Line - Starts October 29, 2010
High Speed Rail Service
Ankara-EskişehirYüksek Hızlı Tren
The Yüksek Hızlı Tren or YHT is the Turkish State Railways high-speed rail service currently operating on two routes; Ankara to Eskişehir with construction under way to İstanbul and Ankara to Konya, which opened in August 2011. The YHT uses the HT65000 EMU sets with tilting technology built by CAF...