Tatvan is a city on the western shore of Lake Van, in Bitlis Province in eastern Turkey. It is the seat of Tatvan District. Its population is 79,214 (2021), making it the most populous municipality of the province. The current mayor is Mehmet Emin Geylani (AKP).
Ankara railway station is the main railway station in Ankara, Turkey, and is a major transportation hub within the city. The station is on the rail corridor which connects east and west Turkey, which is high speed between Istanbul and Sivas. Ankara station is also a hub for YHT high-speed trains, with its own exclusive platforms and concourse. TCDD Taşımacılık also operates intercity train service to Kars, Tatvan and Kurtalan as well as Başkentray commuter rail service.
The State Railways of the Republic of Turkey, abbreviated as TCDD, is a government-owned national railway company responsible with the ownership and maintenance of railway infrastructure in Turkey, as well as the planning and construction of new lines. TCDD was formed on 4 June 1929 as part of the nationalisation of railways in Turkey.
Van railway station is the main railway station in Van, Turkey. Up until July 2015, the Trans-Asia Express, from Tehran, Iran, stopped at the station. The train would continue to the Van Pier, where passengers would travel to Tatvan via ferry, and the western half of the train would continue to Ankara. As of mid-2015, freight trains are the only rail traffic at the station. However, as of September 2018, a twice weekly service to Tabriz is due to resume.
Sivas railway station is the main railway station in Sivas, Turkey. Located just southwest of the city center, the station is serviced by three inter-city trains from Ankara, which continue east to Kars, Tatvan and Kurtalan respectively. The old part of the station serves the Kalın-Samsun railway and there is a regional train to Divriği.
Malatya railway station is the main railway station in the city of Malatya, Turkey. The station was built in 1931 by the Turkish State Railways as part of the railway to Diyarbakır. TCDD Taşımacılık operates three trains through the station: the Lake Van Express to Ankara or Tatvan, the Southern Express to Ankara or Kurtalan and the Euphrates Express to Elazığ or Adana.
Elazığ station is a station in the city of Elazığ, Turkey. TCDD Taşımacılık operates two intercity trains to Ankara or Van, and Adana as well as one regional train to Tatvan.
New Kangal station, also written as Yenikangal, is a railway station in Kangal, Turkey. The station was opened in 2012, along with the 5.4 km (3.4 mi) long Deliktaş Tunnel and the 47.5 km (29.5 mi) long Tecer-Kangal detour, in the eastern Sivas Province.
Çetinkaya is a village in the Kangal District of the Sivas Province in Turkey. Its population is 908 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde). It is located along the Ankara-Kars railway and is near the Çetinkaya junction, where the Çetinkaya-Malatya railway diverges south. Between 1960 and 2011, the population was in a constant drop from about 4,000 inhabitants in 1960 to 1,477 inhabitants in 2011, a 63% decrease.
Çetinkaya station is a railway station in Çetinkaya, Turkey. The station is located just west of the Çetinkaya junction, where the Çetinkaya-Malatya railway diverges from the Ankara-Kars railway.
Kurtalan railway station is the easternmost railway station in Siirt Province, Turkey. It is also the eastern terminus of the Southern Kurtalan Express which connects Ankara and Kurtalan.
Irmak station is a railway station in Irmak, Turkey. TCDD Taşımacılık operates three daily intercity trains from Ankara to Kars, Kurtalan, and Tatvan,
Kırıkkale station is the main railway station in Kırıkkale, Turkey. The station was originally opened on 20 November 1925 by the Anatolian—Baghdad Railways and was one of the first railway stations built by the newly formed Republic of Turkey.
Tatvan Pier railway station is a railway station and pier in Tatvan, Turkey. Situated on the western shore of Lake Van, the station serves as a connection between modes of transport, with two slips carrying a total of seven tracks. TCDD Taşımacılık operates a ferry between Tatvan and Van, which carries passengers freight railcars and vehicles across the lake. Up until July 2015, the Trans-Asia Express, from Ankara, stopped at the station. Passengers would travel to Van via ferry, where the eastern half of the train would continue to Tehran, Iran. As of mid-2015, freight trains are the only rail traffic at the station.
Van Pier railway station is a railway station and pier in Van, Turkey. Situated on the eastern shore of Lake Van, 5.8 km (3.6 mi) west of the city center, the station serves as a connection between modes of transport, with two slips carrying a total of seven tracks. TCDD Taşımacılık operates a ferry between Van and Tatvan, which also carries freight railcars and automobiles across the lake. Up until July 2015, the Trans-Asia Express, from Tehran, Iran, stopped at the station. Passengers would travel to Tatvan via ferry, where the western half of the train would continue to Ankara. As of mid-2015, freight trains are the only rail traffic at the station. Van Pier is the western terminus of the Van-Sufian railway, which is not connected to the rest of the Turkish railway network.
The Van—Sufian railway is a 362 kilometres (225 mi) long single track railway in eastern Turkey and western Iran. The railway begins at the Van Pier in Van, Turkey, on the eastern shore of Lake Van, and runs east to Sufian, Iran, where it connects to the Tabriz-Jolfa railway.
Balışıh railway station is a railway station in Balışeyh, Turkey. The station was originally opened on 20 November 1925 by the Anatolian—Baghdad Railways and was one of the first railway stations built by the newly formed Republic of Turkey.
Çerikli railway station is a railway station in Çerikli, Turkey. The station was originally opened on 20 November 1925 by the Anatolian—Baghdad Railways and was one of the first railway stations built by the newly formed Republic of Turkey.
Yahşihan railway station is a railway station in Yahşihan, Turkey, just west of Kırıkkale. The station was built in 1924 and opened on 20 November 1925 by the Anatolian—Baghdad Railways and was one of the first railway stations built by the newly formed Republic of Turkey.
Muş train station is a railway station and pier in Muş, Turkey.
