List of railway companies in Turkey
The following railways operate or operated in Anatolia, Turkey and in former lands of the Ottoman Empire.
Operating Railways[]
Common Carriers[]
Railway | Mark | Start Year | End Year | Successor | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Turkish State Railways | TCDD | 1927 | Only common carrier in Turkey. | ||
İZBAN | İZBAN | 2010 | Commuter railway, owned 50% by TCDD. |
Urban Railways[]
- Adana Metro
- Ankara Metro
- Antray
- Bursaray
- EsTram
- İETT - Istanbul Urban Railways
- Izmir Metro
- Samsun Tram
Defunct Railways[]
Common Carriers[]
Railway | Mark | Start Year | End Year | Successor | Notes |
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Ottoman Railway Company | ORC | 1856 | 1935 | Turkish State Railways | First railway in Anatolia |
Smyrna Cassaba Railway | SCP | 1863 | 1935 | Turkish State Railways | |
Oriental Railway | CO | 1868 | 1927 | TCDD, CFFH, BDZ and others | This major railway operated in the European part of the Ottoman Empire. |
Ottoman Government | 1872 | 1873 | Chemins de Fer Ottomans d'Anatolie | Operated a railway line from Istanbul to Izmit. | |
Transcaucasus Railway | 1872 | 1924 | Eastern Railway and Soviet Railways | Russian railway, operated a rail line into Kars. | |
Anatolian Railway | CFOA | 1880 | 1924 | Chemins de fer d'Anatolie Baghdad | |
Mersin-Tarsus-Adana Railway | MTA | 1886 | 1906 | Chemins du Fer Impérial Ottomans de Bagdad | |
Mudanya-Bursa Railway | CFMB | 1892 | 1931 | Turkish State Railways | Not connected to the national system. |
Baghdad Railway | CFIO | 1899 | 1924 | Chemins de fer d'Anatolie Baghdad | Baghdad Railway |
CNS | 1918 | 1927 | |||
Baghdad and Anatolian Railway | 1924 | 1927 | Turkish State Railways | ||
Samsun-Çarşamba railway | 1924 | 1929 | Turkish State Railways | 750mm narrow gauge line. Not connected to the national network. | |
Eastern Railway | 1925 | 1927 | Turkish State Railways | 1,520mm broad gauge and 750mm narrow gauge line. Not connected to the national network until 1939. | |
State Railways and Seaport Administration | 1924 | 1927 | Turkish State Railways | ||
BANP | 1927 | 1933 | Southern Railways | ||
Southern Railways | CD | 1933 | 1948 | Turkish State Railways |
Defunct Urban Railways[]
Name | Start Year | End Year | Successor |
---|---|---|---|
1871 | 1939 | IETT | |
1928 | 1939 | IETT | |
İzmir Tramways | 1890 | 1960s |
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