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Here are lists of Turkish trains:

—By city of departure

—By train name

Here are the different types of Turkish trains:

High-Speed Trains Yüksek Hizli Trenler
Turkey's first high-speed train line is completed between Ankara and Eskisehir, and trains are running. The journey between Eskisehir and Istanbul is by traditional express train. More...)

In a few years there will be high-speed train lines competed between Istanbul and Ankara and Konya.

Super Express Trains Süper Ekspresler
Fast, comfortable, more 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) - 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


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Ankara Ekspresi at Ankara Gari, Ankara, Turkey

The Ankara Ekspresi all-sleeping-car train arrives in Ankara after the night run from Istanbul (Haydarpasa).

 

Pamukkale Ekspresi, Turkey