Pamukkale Express
| File:Pammukkale Express at Alayunt.jpg A southbound train at Alayunt junction. | |||||
| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Inter-city rail | ||||
| Status | Operating | ||||
| Locale | Central Turkey | ||||
| First service | 28 August 1978[1] | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Turkish State Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Eskişehir Denizli | ||||
| Stops | 31 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 421 km (262 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 7 hours, 55 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Catering facilities | At-seat snack service | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||||
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The Pamukkale Express (Template:Lang-tr) is a passenger train operated daily by the Turkish State Railways between Eskişehir and Denizli. The train covers a distance of 421 km (262 mi) in a scheduled time of 7 hours and 55 minutes through mountainous and mostly rural central Anatolia.
The Pamukkale Express formerly operated as a night train between Haydarpaşa Terminal in İstanbul and Denizli, with through cars to Burdur and Isparta.[2] In 2008 train service was suspended for seven years until being revived in 2015 as a day train on its current route.
References
- ^ Milliyet - 25 August 1978, p. 6
- ^ Pamukkale Ekspresi (Turkish) - eksisozluk.com