List of railway lines in Turkey

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Railway line in Turkey

This is a list of railway lines made within the borders of present-day Turkey since 1860. [1] [2] [3]

Railway lines

LineLinear (km)Opening DateCompanyNote
Ottoman Empire period
İzmir - Sütlaç3571860 Ottoman Railway Company İzmir–Eğirdir railway
İzmir BasmaneManisaTurgutlu 931865French company
İstanbul Sirkeci - Hadımköy511872 Chemins de fer Orientaux
İstanbul HaydarpaşaPendik 261872 Ottoman Railway Company
Hadımköy – Sınır2291873Chemins de fer Orientaux
Karaağaç – Sınır71873Chemins de fer Orientaux
Pendik – İzmit671873Ottoman Railway Company
Turgutlu – Alaşehir761875French company
MersinYenice 431882British company
Torbalı – Tire481883British company
Yenice – Adana 241886British company
AlaşehirUşak 1181887British company
Çatal – Ödemiş 261888British company
Goncalı – Denizli 91889British company
Sütlaç – Çivril 301889British company
Dinar – Eğirdir 941889 sonrasıBritish company
Alaşehir – Afyon1351890French company
Manisa – Kırkağaç811890French company
Ortaklar – Söke221890British company
İzmit – Büyükderbent181890 Anatolian Railway Company
Büyükderbent – Vezirhan1051891Anatolian Railway Company
Vezirhan – Ankara 3621892Anatolian Railway Company
MudanyaBursa 421893
TiflisKars 124Russian companyParts left over on Turkish soil
EskişehirKütahya 771894Anatolian Railway Company
Alayunt – Akşehir 1921895Anatolian Railway Company
Akşehir – Konya 1741896Anatolian Railway Company
ArifiyeAdapazarı 8,51899Anatolian Railway Company
Konya – Bulgurlu1991904 Baghdad Railway
Bulgurlu – Ulukışla 391911Baghdad Railway
Sütlaç – Eğirdir 1141912British company
Ulukışla – Yenice1081912Baghdad Railway
Adana – Toprakkale – Mamure971912Baghdad Railway
(Aleppo) – Al-Rai – Karkamış, önceki: Jarabulus 1881912Baghdad Railway
Fevzipaşa – Meydan Ekbez – (Aleppo)351912Baghdad Railway
Toprakkale – İskenderun 591912Baghdad Railway
Kırkağaç – Bandırma 1951912French company
Mandıra – Kırklareli461912Chemins de fer Orientaux
Toprakkale – İskenderun 601913Baghdad Railway
Jarabulus – Akçakale, önceki: Tel Abyad1011914Baghdad Railway
Akçakale – Sayalı, önceki: Tuem621915Baghdad Railway
Sayalı – Ceylanpınar, önceki: Resulayn411915Baghdad Railway
Kars – ErzurumBefore 1917Russian military groundNarrow gauge railway
Resulayn – Şenyurt, önceki: Derbesiye611917Baghdad Railway
Mamure – Meydan Ekbez541917Baghdad RailwayAmanos Mountains
Hudut – Çobanköy – Nusaybin3821917Baghdad Railway
Derbesiye – Mardin241917Baghdad Railway
Karapınar – Durak371918Baghdad RailwayTaurus Mountains
Alaşehir – AfyonBefore 1918French company
Soma – Bandırma 185Before 1918French company
Period of the Republic of Turkey
Ankara – Yerköy2031925 TCDD First line built by TCDD
Samsun – Kavak481926TCDD
Yerköy – Kayseri1761927TCDD
Kavak – Kayabaşı981927TCDD
Kayabaşı – Zile691928TCDD
Kütahya – Emirler641929TCDD
Fevzipaşa – Gölbaşı1381929TCDD
Kayseri – İhsanlı1111930TCDD
Emirler – Balıköy361930TCDD
Zile – Kunduz701930TCDD
İhsanlı – Sivas1121930TCDD
Gölbaşı – Doğanşehir561930TCDD
Doğanşehir – Malatya571931TCDD
Malatya – Fırat331932TCDD
Balıköy – Balıkesir1531932TCDD
Kunduz – Kalın931932TCDD
Kardeşgediği – Bor451932TCDD
Bor – Boğazköprü1261933TCDD
Fırat – Yolçatı – Elâzığ861934TCDD
Çandır – Atkaracalar861934TCDD
Yolçatı – Maden761935TCDD
Narlı – Gaziantep841935TCDD
Atkaracalar – Ortaköy561935TCDD
Maden – Diyarbakır831935TCDD
Sivas – Eskiköy631935TCDD
Kayseri – Ulukışla 1935TCDD
Adana – Şehir31936TCDD
Ortaköy – Bolkuş601936TCDD
Malatya – Yazıhan331936TCDD
Bolkuş – Hisarönü861936TCDD
Eskiköy – Çetinkaya481936TCDD
Yazıhan – Hekimhan371936TCDD
Hisarönü – Çatalağzı151936TCDD
Bozanönü – Isparta131936TCDD
Gümüşgün – Burdur241936TCDD
Afyon – Karakuyu1121936TCDD
Çetinkaya – Divriği651937TCDD
Hekimhan – Çetinkaya701937TCDD
Çatalağzı – Zonguldak101937TCDD
Divriği – Erzincan1561938TCDD
Erzincan – Erzurum2151939TCDD
Diyarbakır – Bismil471940TCDD
Hadımköy – Kurukavak111941TCDD
Bismil – Sinan281942TCDD
Sinan – Batman151943TCDD
Batman – Kurtalan691944TCDD
Tavşanlı – Tunçbilek131944TCDD
Malatya – Malatya Şehir31944TCDD
Zonguldak – Kozlu41945TCDD
Elâzığ – Palu701946TCDD
Palu – Genç631947TCDD
Köprüağzı – Maraş281948TCDD
Erzurum – Horasan851949TCDD
Uzunahmetler – Yekabat331949TCDD
Horasan – Sarıkamış721951TCDD
Yekabat – USSR border2291951TCDD
Kozlu – Ereğli – Armutçuk161953TCDD
Genç – Muş1081955TCDD
Yenidoğan – Temelli11957TCDD
Çardakbaşı – Beylikahır31957TCDD
Esenkent – Sincan111957 - 1965TCDD
Beylikahır – Yalınlı51957TCDD
Gaziantep – Karkamış 911960TCDD
Sarıkamış – Kars 601961TCDD
Etimesgut – Behiçbey61961TCDD
Kars – Kayaköprü (USSR border)641962TCDD
Kütahya – Seyitömer271962TCDD
Muş – Tatvan941964TCDD
İğciler – Polatlı11965TCDD
Gazi – Ankara0,51965TCDD
Esenkent – Malıköy11966TCDDVaryant
Karapınar – Yenidoğan121968TCDDVaryant
Sapanca – Arifiye61970TCDDVaryant
Pehlivanköy – Edirne – Kapıkule681971TCDD
Van – Kapıköy (Iran border)1171971TCDDTatvan – Van
Tahtaköprü211972TCDDVaryant
Halkalı – Ispartakule91972TCDD
Sazak – Biçer141972TCDDVaryant
Keban471973TCDDVaryant
Sazılar – Biçer131973TCDDVaryant
Ispartakule – Ömer81973TCDDVaryant
Yalınlı – Yunusemre121974TCDDVaryant
Yunusemre – Sazak31974TCDDVaryant
İlören – Sazılar Kurp Tashihi11974TCDDVaryant
Biçer – İlören91974TCDDVaryant
Kapıköy – Razi (Iran border)1975TCDD
Ömerli – Çatalca161980TCDDVaryant
Sinekli – Çerkezköy101980TCDDVaryant
Samsun – Çarşamba391980TCDD
Keban101982TCDD
Samsun – Gelemen131983TCDD
Bozüyük – İnönü51985TCDD
Kardeşgediği – Ulukışla 31985TCDD
Yazıhan – Dilek81986TCDD
Eskimalatya – Bekir Hüseyin251986TCDD
Meydan – Bozdağ51985TCDD
Hanlı – Bostankaya441994TCDD
Menemen – Aliağa261995TCDD
Eskişehir – İnönü311996TCDD
Esenkent – Eskişehir2062009TCDDHigh-speed railway line
Sincan– Esenkent152010TCDDHigh-speed railway line
Tekirdağ – Muratlı312010TCDD
Polatlı – Konya2122011TCDDHigh-speed railway line
Eskişehir – Köseköy1882014TCDDHigh-speed railway line.
Some parts that are still under construction (~30km in total), are by-passed through renewed conventional lines.
Osmaneli – BursaUnder constructionTCDD
Kayaş – Sivas394Under constructionTCDDHigh-speed railway line
Polatlı – AfyonUnder constructionTCDDHigh-speed railway line
Afyon – MenemenUnder constructionTCDDHigh-speed railway line

References

  1. TCDD Demiryolu Güzergahları
  2. Erika Preissig, Günther Klebes: Demiryollarıbau und Demiryollarıprojekte im Orient und die damit verfolgten wirtschaftlichen und politischen Ziele. in: Jahrbuch für Demiryollarıgeschichte.
  3. mwi: Schneller von Ankara nach Istanbul.