Lake Van Express

{{Short description|Train service in Turkey}}

{{Infobox rail service

| name = Van Gölü Ekspresi

| color = 1E3580

| color2 = EF1C24

| logo =

| logo_width = frameless{{!}}100x100px{{!}}upright=1.20

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| type = Inter-city rail

| locale = Central, Eastern Anatolia

| status = Operating

| start = Ankara

| end = Tatvan

| stations = Ankara – Tatvan: 60
Tatvan – Ankara: 62

| operator = TCDD Taşımacılık

| formeroperator= Turkish State Railways

| frequency = 2 days a week
From Ankara Tuesdays and Sundays
From Tatvan Tuesdays and Thursdays

| journeytime = 25 hr 50 min (to Tatvan)
25 hr 40 min (to Ankara)

| distance = {{convert|1352|km|0|abbr=on}}

| gauge = {{RailGauge|sg}}

| kabin_sistemi = 2+1 Pulman Vagon, Örtülü Kuşetli Vagon, Yataklı Vagon ve Yemekli Vagon

| rota_sayısı = 2
Ankara – Tatvan
Tatvan – Ankara

| speed = 80

| website = [https://www.tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr/tr/ana_hat_tren/detay/7 Van Gölü Ekspresi (in Turkish)]

| map = {{Lake Van Express|navbar=1}}

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| map_state = collapsed

| harita_durumu = 1

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The Lake Van Express or Van Lake Express ({{langx|tr|Van Gölü Ekspresi}}), operated by TCDD Transport is an overnight train consisting of pullman, couchettes, sleeping and dining wagons, which runs twice a week on the Ankara-Tatvan [https://tcddtrensaatleri.com/anahat/van-golu-ekspresi-tren-saatleri/ Van Gölü Ekspresi] {{in lang|tr}} route of over 1,300 km.

Travelling the full route takes about 26 hours.{{Cite web |date=2018-10-14 |title=Vangolu Express (Ankara Tatvan train) |url=https://railturkey.org/travel/trains/mainline/vangolu/ |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=Rail Turkey En |language=en}}

The train previously ran between Haydarpaşa, Istanbul and Tatvan, but due to the construction of the Ankara–Istanbul high-speed railway, the service was shortened and the starting point of the journey became Ankara.