Touristic Eastern Express

For the Turkish overnight express tran, see Eastern Express. For the newspaper, see Eastern Express (newspaper). For the US airline service operated, see Eastern Air Lines.
Touristic Eastern Express
Overview
Service typeScenic Inter-city rail
StatusOperating
LocaleNorth-Central, Central, North-Eastern Anatolia
First serviceMay 29, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-05-29)
Current operator(s)TCDD Taşımacılık
Former operator(s)Turkish State Railways
Route
TerminiAnkara Central Station
Kars Railway Station
Stops27 (short), 2 (long)
Distance travelled1,365 km (848 mi)
Average journey time32 hours
Service frequencyThree times a week
On-board services
Sleeping arrangements6 Sleeping cars
Catering facilities1 Dining car
Technical
Rolling stockTVS2000
Track gauge1,435 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]

  1. ^ https://www.tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr/tr/duyuru/detay/283 [bare URL]
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference hdn1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).