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Types of Turkish State Railways
(TCDD) trains in Turkey. (For
timetables, see the Turkish
State Railways website).
Super Express Trains Süper
Ekspresler
Fastest, most comfortable, most expensive
long-distance trains, with few stops.
These run from Ankara to Istanbul (Haydarpasa),
Izmir (Basmane) and Erzurum, and vice-versa.
Some are sleeping
car trains.
Blue Trains Mavi
Trenler
Fast inter-regional trains, with few
stops, running on these routes (some
are sleeping
car trains):
Ankara - Adana
Ankara -Diyarbakir
Ankara - Izmir (Basmane)
Istanbul (Haydarpasa) - Adana
Expresses Ekspresler
Long-distance trains stopping at the
larger cities and towns on these
routes (some are sleeping
car trains):
Istanbul (Haydarpasa) - Ankara
Istanbul (Haydarpasa) - Konya
Istanbul (Haydarpasa) - Denizli
Istanbul (Haydarpasa) - Gaziantep
Istanbul (Haydarpasa) - Kurtalan (east
of Diyarbakir and Batman)
Istanbul (Haydarpasa) - Kars (note:
38-1/2 hours!)
Istanbul (Haydarpasa) - Tatvan (western
end of Lake Van)
Ankara - Izmir (Basmane)
Ankara -Zonguldak
Adana -Elazig
Bandirma - Izmir (Basmane)
Eskisehir - Izmir (Basmane)
Isparta - Izmir (Basmane) (for getting
to Lake Egirdir)
Kayseri - Adana
Regional expresses Bölgesel
Ekspresler
Rail buses and Motor-trains Ray
Otobüsü ve Mototrenler Regional
short-run trains making all stops.
Normal Passenger Trains Normal
Yolcu Trenleri
Cheap but very slow trains
with both freight and passenger cars--avoid
them unless you're trying to hide out
from The Law for a long time!)
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