Overview | |
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Service type | Scenic Inter-city rail |
Status | Operating |
Locale | North-Central, Central, North-Eastern Anatolia |
First service | May 29, 2019 |
Current operator(s) | TCDD Taşımacılık |
Former operator(s) | Turkish State Railways |
Route | |
Termini | Ankara Central Station Kars Railway Station |
Stops | 27 (short), 2 (long) |
Distance travelled | 1,365 km (848 mi) |
Average journey time | 32 hours |
Service frequency | Three times a week |
On-board services | |
Sleeping arrangements | 6 Sleeping cars |
Catering facilities | 1 Dining car |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | TVS2000 |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
Track owner(s) | Turkish State Railways (TCDD) |
The Touristic Eastern Express (Turkish: Turistik Doğu Ekspresi) is a scenic passenger train operated by the TCDD Taşımacılık. The train runs from December to March[1] eastward 1,365 km (848 mi) from Ankara Railway Station to Kars Railway Station. The train service debuted on 29 May 2019 with an official ceremony attended by government ministers. The service was established as an alternative to the regular Eastern Express, which runs the same line but was mostly sold-out weeks in advance in recent years for sightseeing purposes.[2]
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