İzmir Blue Train
İzmir Blue Train|
Eastbound Izmir Blue Train #31127 waits to depart Alsancak Terminal with DE22086 leading. |
| Overview |
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| Service type |
Intercity rail |
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| Status |
Operating |
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| Locale |
Western Turkey |
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| First service |
1983 |
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| Current operator(s) |
TCDD Taşımacılık |
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| Former operator(s) |
Turkish State Railways |
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| Route |
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| Start |
Alsancak Terminal, İzmir |
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| Stops |
29 |
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| End |
Central Station, Ankara |
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| Distance travelled |
824 km (512 mi) |
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| Average journey time |
13 hours, 05 minutes (eastbound)
13 hours, 42 minutes (westbound) |
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| Service frequency |
Daily each way |
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| Train number(s) |
31127 (eastbound)
21128 (westbound) |
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| On-board services |
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| Seating arrangements |
Coach seating |
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| Sleeping arrangements |
Sleeping car |
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| Catering facilities |
Dining car |
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| Baggage facilities |
At select stations |
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| Technical |
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| Rolling stock |
TVS2000 |
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| Track gauge |
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
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| Operating speed |
100 km/h (62 mph) |
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| Track owner(s) |
Turkish State Railways |
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| Route map |
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Legend
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Distance |
Station |
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0 |
Alsancak |
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2 km (1.2 mi) |
Halkapınar |
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17 km (10.6 mi) |
Çiğli |
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31 km (19 mi) |
Menemen |
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İzmir/Manisa border |
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66 km (41 mi) |
Manisa |
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93 km (58 mi) |
Turgutlu |
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105 km (65 mi) |
Urganlı |
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113 km (70 mi) |
Ahmetli |
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131 km (81 mi) |
Salihli |
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153 km (95 mi) |
Kavaklıdere |
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168 km (104 mi) |
Alaşehir |
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187 km (116 mi) |
Konaklar |
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Manisa/Uşak border |
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207 km (129 mi) |
Güneyköy |
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217 km (135 mi) |
Eşme |
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252 km (157 mi) |
İnay |
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286 km (178 mi) |
Uşak |
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327 km (203 mi) |
Banaz |
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345 km (214 mi) |
Oturak |
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Uşak/Kütahya border |
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357 km (222 mi) |
Dumlupınar |
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372 km (231 mi) |
Yıldırım Kemal |
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Kütahya/Afyon border |
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421 km (262 mi) |
Afyon |
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441 km (274 mi) |
Hamam |
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455 km (283 mi) |
İhsaniye |
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469 km (291 mi) |
Döğer |
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Afyon/Kütahya border |
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516 km (321 mi) |
Alayunt Müselles |
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526 km (327 mi) |
Kütahya |
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536 km (333 mi) |
Alayunt |
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538 km (334 mi) |
Uluköy |
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547 km (340 mi) |
Sabuncupınar |
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Kütahya/Eskişehir border |
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569 km (354 mi) |
Gökçekısık |
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592 km (368 mi) |
Eskişehir |
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631 km (392 mi) |
Alpu |
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653 km (406 mi) |
Beylikova |
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684 km (425 mi) |
Yunusemre |
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697 km (433 mi) |
Sazak |
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Eskişehir/Ankara border |
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746 km (464 mi) |
Beylikköprü |
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765 km (475 mi) |
Polatlı |
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794 km (493 mi) |
Temelli |
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800 km (497 mi) |
Malıköy |
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830 km (516 mi) |
Sincan |
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855 km (531 mi) |
Ankara |
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The İzmir Blue Train (Turkish: İzmir Mavi Tren) is one of the 3, still operating, "Blue Train" services. The train operates between Alsancak Terminal in İzmir and Central Station in Ankara.
TCDD Routes |
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| High-speed service | |
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| Main service | |
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| Regional Service | District 1 | |
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| District 2 |
- Ankara-Kırıkkale Regional
- Ankara-Polatlı Regional
- Zonguldak-Karabük Regional
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| District 3 | |
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| District 4 |
- Divriği-Erzincan Regional
- Havza-Amasya Regional
- Kars-Akyaka Regional
- Samsun-Amasya Regional
- Samsun-Sivas Regional
- Sivas-Divriği Regional
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| District 5 |
- Diyarbakır-Batman Regional
- Elazığ-Tatvan Regional
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| District 6 |
- Mersin-Adana Regional
- Mersin-Ceyhan Regional
- Mersin-İskenderun Regional
- Mersin-İslahiye Regional
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| District 7 |
- Eskişehir-Afyon Regional
- Eskişehir-Kütahya Regional
- Eskişehir-Tavşanlı Regional
- Konya-Akşehir Regional
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| International service | |
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| Former services | |
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