Marmara Express
| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Inter-city rail | ||||
| Status | Discontinued | ||||
| Locale | Western Turkey | ||||
| Last service | 16 April 2004[1] | ||||
| Successor | 6th of September Express | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Turkish State Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Basmane Terminal, İzmir Bandırma | ||||
| Distance travelled | 341.1 km (211.9 mi) | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||||
| Track owner(s) | TCDD | ||||
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The Marmara Express was a passenger train operated by the Turkish State Railways between Basmane Terminal in İzmir and Bandırma. At Bandırma, the train offered a connection to İDO ferries to İstanbul, across the Marmara Sea. The Marmara Express was discontinued in 2004 due to the rehabilitation of the Manisa-Bandırma railway. On 21 February 2007, the 6 September Super Express began operating on the same route, however with limited stops.[2][3]