Anatolian Express

Anatolian Express

Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
Status	Operating
Locale	Northwest, Central Anatolia
First service	1927 [1]
Current operator(s)	Turkish State Railways
Former operator(s)	CIWL[1]
Route
Start	Haydarpaşa Terminal, İstanbul
Stops	17
End	Ankara Central Station, Ankara
Distance travelled	576.6 km (358.3 mi)
Service frequency	Daily each way
Train number(s)	11208 (Eastbound)[2] 11207 (Westbound)[2]
On-board services
Class(es)	Sleeping Class
Sleeping arrangements	Private room accommodations
Catering facilities	Dining Car
Baggage facilities	Checked baggage available at selected stations
Technical
Rolling stock	TVS2000
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC
Operating speed	120 km/h (75 mph) maximum
Track owner(s)	TCDD

The Anatolian Express (Turkish: Anadolu Ekspresi, French: Anatolie Express) is one of the four direct train services operating between İstanbul and Ankara. The train is 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.^[3]

Outward			Return
#	Station	Time	#	Station	Time
1	İstanbul Haydarpaşa Terminal	22:30	1	Ankara Central	22:30
2	Söğütlüçeşme	22:34	2	Sincan	23:03
3	Bostancı	22:44	3	Polatlı	23:55
4	Pendik	23:02	4	Eskişehir Central	02:09
5	İzmit Central	23:56	5	İnönü	02:36
6	Arifiye	00:29	6	Karaköy	03:04
7	Yayla D	02:12	7	Bilecik	03:28
8	Bozöyük	02:47	8	Arifiye	04:55
9	Eskişehir Central	03:36	9	İzmit Central	05:27
10	Polatlı	05:50	10	Pendik	06:31
11	Sincan	06:41	11	Bostancı	06:53
12	Ankara Central	07:07	12	Söğütlüçeşme	07:04
			13	İstanbul Haydarpaşa Terminal	07:07

References

1. The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Steam & Rail - By Colin Garratt and Max Wade-Matthews, p.397
2. TCDD Timetables - Anatolian Express
3. "Anadolu Ekspresi Tren Saatleri" (in Turkish). e-Yaşam Rehberi. Retrieved 2012-02-12.