Pamukkale Express

Pamukkale Express
Overview
Service type Inter-city rail
Status Operating
Locale Central Turkey
Current operator(s) Turkish State Railways
Route
Start Eskişehir
Stops 31
End Denizli
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 12 in)

The Pamukkale Express (Turkish: Pamukkale Ekspresi) 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.[1] In 2008 train service was suspended for seven years until being revived in 2015 as a day train on its current route.

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