Capital Express (Turkey)

Başkent Ekspresi
Capital Express
Overview
Service type Intercity rail
Status Discontinued
Locale Northwest, Central Anatolia
Last service 31 January 2012[1]
Current operator(s) Turkish State Railways
Route
Start Haydarpaşa, Istanbul
End Ankara (Until 2009)
Eskişehir (2009-12)
Distance travelled 576 km (357.9 mi) (until 2009)
313 km (194.5 mi) (2009-12)
Average journey time 2 hours, 27 minutes
Service frequency Daily
On-board services
Seating arrangements Airline-style coach seating
Catering facilities On-board café
Technical
Rolling stock TVS2000
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Electrification 25 kV 50 Hz AC
Operating speed 150 km/h (93 mph) maximum
Track owner(s) TCDD
Route map
Legend
Distance Station
0 İstanbul Haydarpaşa
1 km (0.6 mi) Söğütlüçeşme
9 km (6 mi) Bostancı
24 km (15 mi) Pendik
91 km (57 mi) İzmit
131 km (81 mi) Arifye
231 km (144 mi) Bilecik
263 km (163 mi) Bozüyük
313 km (194 mi) Eskişehir
486 km (302 mi) Polatlı
551 km (342 mi) Sincan
576 km (358 mi) Ankara

The Capital Express (Turkish: Başkent Ekspresi) was one of the six daily intercity trains operating between Istanbul and Ankara on the Istanbul-Ankara railway before the Yüksek Hızlı Tren high-speed train service replaced all intercity trains on the line. The Capital Express was the fastest of the six trains, making limited stops only in large cities. The train would complete it's journey in just over four hours and in the Eskişehir Province, trains would reach conventional speeds of 150 km/h (93 mph), which still hold the record for fastest conventional train service in Turkey. When the high-speed rail service was opened between Ankara and Eskişehir on 13 March 2009, the Capital Express, along with the other five intercity trains, were cut back between Istanbul and Eskişehir. During this period two more daily intercity trains were added, the Sakarya Express and Eskişehir Express, increasing daily intercity service to eight trains.

On 31 January 2012, the Capital Express was discontinued due to the rehabilitation of the railway between Istanbul and Arifye. When trackwork was completed in 2014, YHT high-speed service replaced the Capital Express all the way from Ankara to Istanbul.[2]

References

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