Konya Blue Train

Konya Blue Train
Konya Mavi Treni
The train on its inaugural run just after departing Alsancak.
Overview
Service typeIntercity rail
LocaleWestern Turkey
First service16 August 2012
Current operator(s)TCDD Taşımacılık
Former operator(s)Turkish State Railways
Route
TerminiBasmane Terminal, İzmir
Konya
Distance travelled693 km (431 mi)
Service frequencyDaily each way
On-board services
Class(es)1st class coach
1st class sleeper
Disabled accessLimited
Seating arrangementsCoach Seating
Sleeping arrangementsSleeping Car
Catering facilitiesDining Car
Technical
Rolling stockTVS2000
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Operating speed100 km/h (62 mph)
Track owner(s)TCDD
Route map
Distance
Station
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0 mi
İzmir İzmir Metro
Alsancak (2012-17)
2 km (1 mi)
Halkapınar
Bypassed
2016
17 km (11 mi)
Çiğli İZBAN
31 km (19 mi)
Menemen İZBAN
38 km (24 mi)
Emiralem
45 km (28 mi)
Ayvacık
56 km (35 mi)
Muradiye
66 km (41 mi)
Manisa
93 km (58 mi)
Turgutlu
105 km (65 mi)
Urganlı
113 km (70 mi)
Ahmetli
131 km (81 mi)
Salihli
153 km (95 mi)
Kavaklıdere
168 km (104 mi)
Alaşehir
187 km (116 mi)
Konaklar
207 km (129 mi)
Güneyköy
217 km (135 mi)
Eşme
234 km (145 mi)
Ahmetler
252 km (157 mi)
İnay
286 km (178 mi)
Uşak
312 km (194 mi)
Nohutova
327 km (203 mi)
Banaz
345 km (214 mi)
Oturak
357 km (222 mi)
Dumlupınar
372 km (231 mi)
Yıldırım Kemal
421 km (262 mi)
Afyonkarahisar
467 km (290 mi)
Çay
493 km (306 mi)
Sultandağı
519 km (322 mi)
Akşehir
546 km (339 mi)
Argıthan
563 km (350 mi)
Çavuşçugöl
576 km (358 mi)
Ilgın
603 km (375 mi)
Kadınhanı
627 km (390 mi)
Sarayönü
674 km (419 mi)
Kayacık
683 km (424 mi)
Horozluhan
693 km (431 mi)
Konya YHT

The Konya Blue Train (Turkish: Konya Mavi Treni), previously referred to as the Mevlana Express is an overnight intercity train operating between İzmir and Konya since 16 August 2012. The inaugural train will departed Alsancak Terminal in İzmir at 8:00pm (EEST) after an opening ceremony which the minister of transport, Binali Yıldırım will attend. The train follows the former Smyrna Cassaba Railway's mainline to Afyon passing through Manisa, Alaşehir, Uşak, Afyon and Konya. The Konya Blue Train is the first train service to operate east of Uşak, to Afyon, since the cancellation of the İzmir-Diyarbakır Postal Train several years ago.