The Anatolian Express (, ) was one of the four direct train services operating between Istanbul and Ankara. The train was an overnight train consisting of eight sleeping cars and one dining car. The train was the first non-international train to consist of a sleeping car in Turkey. The train was operated by the CIWL from 1927 to 1950. From 1950 on, TCDD operates the train.
Timetable The Anatolian Express runs every night from both termini. Outward Return# Station Time # Station Time 1 Istanbul-Haydarpaşa 22:30 1 Ankara Central 22:302 Söğütlüçeşme 22:34 2 Sincan 23:033 Bostancı 22:44 3 Polatlı 23:554 Pendik 23:02 4 Eskişehir Central 02:095 İzmit Central 23:56 5 İnönü 02:366 Arifiye 00:29 6 Karaköy 03:047 Yayla D 02:12 7 Bilecik 03:288 Bozöyük 02:47 8 Arifiye 04:559 Eskişehir Central 03:36 9 İzmit Central 05:2710 Polatlı 05:50 10 Pendik 06:3111 Sincan 06:41 11 Bostancı 06:5312 Ankara Central 07:07 12 Söğütlüçeşme 07:04 13 Istanbul-Haydarpaşa 07:07
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