Anatolian Express

{{Infobox rail service

| box_width = 30em

| name = Anatolian Express

| logo =

| logo_width = 173px

| image = Anadolu Ekspresi Ankara'da.jpg

| image_width = 300px

| caption = The westbound Anatolian Express waiting to depart Ankara.

| type = Inter-city rail

| status = Operating

| locale = Northwest, Central Anatolia

| first = 1927 The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Steam & Rail - By Colin Garratt and Max Wade-Matthews, p.397

| last =

| operator = Turkish State Railways

| formeroperator=CIWL

| ridership =

| start = Haydarpaşa Terminal, Istanbul

| stops = 17

| end = Ankara Central Station, Ankara

| distance = {{convert|576.6|km|abbr=on}}

| journeytime =

| frequency = Daily each way

| class = Sleeping Class

| access =

| seating =

| sleeping = Private room accommodations

| autorack =

| catering = Dining Car

| observation =

| entertainment=

| baggage = Checked baggage available at selected stations

| otherfacilities=

| stock = TVS2000

| gauge = {{RailGauge|sg|allk=on}}

| el = 25 kV 50 Hz AC

| trainnumber = 11208 (Eastbound)[https://etcdd.tcdd.gov.tr/tcddrezwebapproot/danismatcddservlet TCDD Timetables] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110426044051/https://etcdd.tcdd.gov.tr/tcddrezwebapproot/danismatcddservlet |date=April 26, 2011 }} - Anatolian Express
11207 (Westbound)

| owners = TCDD

| speed = {{convert|120|km/h|abbr=on}} maximum

| map = {{Anatolia Express}}

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The Anatolian Express ({{langx|tr|Anadolu Ekspresi}}, {{langx|fr|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.

Timetable

The Anatolian Express runs every night from both termini.{{cite web |url=http://www.e-yasamrehberi.com/tren-saatleri/anahat-trenleri/anadolu-ekspresi.htm |publisher=e-Yaşam Rehberi |title=Anadolu Ekspresi Tren Saatleri |language=Turkish |accessdate=2012-02-12 }}

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!colspan=3 |Outward

colspan=3 |Return
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StationTime#StationTime
1Istanbul-Haydarpaşa22:301Ankara Central22:30
2Söğütlüçeşme22:342Sincan23:03
3Bostancı22:443Polatlı23:55
4Pendik23:024Eskişehir Central02:09
5İzmit Central23:565İnönü02:36
6Arifiye00:296Karaköy03:04
7Yayla D02:127Bilecik03:28
8Bozöyük02:478Arifiye04:55
9Eskişehir Central03:369İzmit Central05:27
10Polatlı05:5010Pendik06:31
11Sincan06:4111Bostancı06:53
12Ankara Central07:0712Söğütlüçeşme07:04
colspan=3|13Istanbul-Haydarpaşa07:07

References