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The Toros Ekspresi (Taurus
Express) departs Istanbul (Haydarpasa)
on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday at
08:55 am hauling unreserved compartments,
a reserved-seat Pullman
car, couchette
cars, a sleeping
car and a dining car.
(Note that in summer 2008, this
train was cancelled due to track repairs.
Before planning to take it, check that
it has resumed travel.)
With stops in Eskisehir, Kütahya, Afyon, Konya, Karaman and
other towns, it arrives in Adana in
04:38 am, departs at 05:05 am and stops
in Osmaniye and other towns, finally
reaching Gaziantep the
next day at 11:35 am, a trip of nearly
27 hours.
The westbound train departs Gaziantep on Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday at
14:30 (2:30 pm) daily, and Adana
at 21:10 (9:10 pm), and arrives in
Istanbul at 17:55 (5:55 pm), a trip
of 27:25 hours.
Istanbul-Damascus Train
The Toros Ekspresi that departs Istanbul
on Thursday includes
one sleeping car that continues to Damascus,
Syria.
After departing Adana at 05:05 am
on Friday, the car reaches the Syrian
border at Meydanekbez at 10:30
am, Halep (Halab, Aleppo) at 14:34
(2:34 pm), and Damascus (Dimashk,
Sam) at 20:06 (8:06 pm) on Friday,
a trip of just over 35 hours from Istanbul.
The return trip from Damascus departs
on Tuesday morning
at 05:13 am, reaches the Turkish border
at 13:43 (1:43 pm), Adana at 20:44
(8:44 pm), and Istanbul on
Wednesday at 17:55 (5:55 pm), a trip
of almost 37 hours.
Note that you must pay the
sleeping car fare to go all the way
to Damascus, as that is
the only car that goes that far.
Please read this
safety notice about sleeping
car travel.
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