Blue Train (Turkey)
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Successor | Yüksek Hızlı Tren |
| Current operator(s) | TCDD Taşımacılık |
| Former operator(s) | TCDD |
| Route | |
| Train number(s) | 2 |
The Blue Train (Turkish: Mavi Tren) is the Turkish State Railways premier passenger train service started in the 1980s. The first operated between İstanbul and Ankara, entering service in 1979.[1] More Blue Train services were added later on. The İzmir Blue Train, , and were are overnight trains. These trains had custom railcars, built by TÜVASAŞ, all painted blue with a blue painted DE 24000 series locomotive pulling the train. The current remnant is just a branding with regular rolling stock. Today there are only three blue trains are in service.
Service[]
- Blue Train (1979–2000) - Haydarpaşa (İstanbul)-İzmit-Sakarya(Arifiye)-Bilecik-Eskişehir-Ankara
- İzmir Blue Train (1984– ) - Ankara-Eskişehir-Kütahya-Balıkesir-Manisa-Basmane (İzmir)
- Çukurova Blue Train (1986–2016 ) - Ankara-Kırıkkale-Kayseri (Boğazköprü)-Niğde-Adana
- Central Anatolia Blue Train (1989–2012 ) - Haydarpaşa (İstanbul)-İzmit-Sakarya(Arifiye)-Bilecik-Enveriye (Eskişehir)-Kütahya-Afyonkarahisar-Konya-Karaman- Ulukışla (Niğde)-Adana
- 4th of September Blue Train (1993–2007 , 2011–2016 , 2021– ) - Ankara-Kırıkkale-Kayseri-Sivas-Malatya
- Konya Blue Train (2012– ) - Konya-Afyonkarahisar-Uşak-Manisa-Basmane(İzmir)
References[]
- ^ Ergin Tönük Archived March 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - Mavi Tren Lokomotifleri
Categories:
- Passenger rail transport in Turkey
- Turkish State Railways