2-3117: Cumhuriyet Ekspresi [REDACTED] The Republic Express in 2008. Overview Service type Inter-city rail Status Discontinued Locale Central Anatolia First service 29 October 2002 Last service 31 January 2012 Former operator(s) Turkish State Railways Route Termini Haydarpaşa station , Istanbul Ankara station , Ankara (2002-09) Eskişehir station , Eskişehir (2009-2012) Stops 12 Distance travelled 313 km (194 mi) Average journey time 3 hours, 57 minutes Service frequency Daily each way On-board services Seating arrangements 2+1 seating Catering facilities On-board dining car Technical Rolling stock TVS2000 Track gauge 1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ) Electrification Yes Track owner(s) Turkish State Railways Route map Legend Distance Station [REDACTED] 0 km 0 mi Istanbul [REDACTED] 1.4 km 0.9 mi Söğütlüçeşme [REDACTED] 9 km 6 mi Bostancı [REDACTED] 24 km 15 mi Pendik [REDACTED] Istanbul Kocaeli [REDACTED] 91 km 57 mi İzmit [REDACTED] Kocaeli Sakarya [REDACTED] 131 km 81 mi Arifiye [REDACTED] Sakarya Bilecik [REDACTED] 231 km 144 mi Bilecik [REDACTED] 263 km 163 mi Bozüyük [REDACTED] Bilecik Eskişehir [REDACTED] 313 km 194 mi Eskişehir [REDACTED] Pre-2009 route [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Eskişehir Ankara [REDACTED] 486 km 302 mi Polatlı [REDACTED] 551 km 342 mi Sincan [REDACTED] 576 km 358 mi Ankara The Republic Express ( Turkish : Cumhuriyet Ekspresi )
4-3704: Was a passenger train operated by the Turkish State Railways . The train ran between Haydarpaşa Terminal in Istanbul and Ankara . After the Yüksek Hızlı Tren was put into service in 2009, the route of the Republic express was cut from Ankara to Eskişehir . On 31 January 2012, the Republic Express was discontinued due to the rehabilitation of the railway between Istanbul and Arifye and replaced with high speed service . Gallery [ edit ] [REDACTED] The eastbound train entering Söğütlüçeşme . [REDACTED] The eastbound train passing Tuzla station . References [ edit ] ^ "Cumhuriyet Ekspresi sefere başlıyor" . hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). 28 October 2002 . Retrieved 11 May 2018 . External links [ edit ] TCDD v t e TCDD Taşımacılık routes High-speed service Ankara–Eskişehir Ankara–Istanbul Ankara–Konya Ankara–Karaman Ankara–Sivas Istanbul–Eskişehir Istanbul–Konya Istanbul–Karaman Istanbul–Sivas International Service Istanbul-Sofia Express Bosphorus Express Trans-Asia Express Van–Tehran Mainline Service Blue Trains 4th of September Blue Train İzmir Blue Train Konya Blue Train Express Trains 6th of September Express 17th of September Express Aegean Express Ankara Express Eastern Express Erciyes Express Lakes Express Lake Van Express Pamukkale Express Roses Express Southern Kurtalan Express Taurus Express Touristic Trains Touristic Eastern Express Ankara–Tatvan Ankara–Diyarbakır Erzurum–Kars Blackdiamond Express Touristic Salt Express Regional Service District 1 B11 Adapazarı–Gebze B12 İstanbul–Edirne B13 İstanbul–Uzunköprü District 2 B21 Ankara–Polatlı B22 Zonguldak–Karabük B23 Zonguldak–Gökçebey District 3 B31 Basmane–Denizli B32 Basmane–Ödemiş B33 Basmane–Tire B34 Basmane–Uşak B35 Basmane–Alaşehir B36 Basmane–Nazilli B38 Manisa–Alaşehir B39 Söke–Denizli B310 Söke–Nazilli District 4 B41 Sivas–Divriği B42 Erzincan–Divriği B43 Kars–Akyaka B45 Samsun–Amasya B? Sivas–Malatya B? Samsun–Sivas District 5 B51 Diyarbakır–Batman B52 Elazığ–Tatvan District 6 B61 Mersin–Adana B62 Mersin–İskenderun B64 Konya–Karaman B65 Gaziantep–Nizip District 7 B71 Kütahya–Balıkesir B72 Eskişehir–Afyonkarahisar B73 Eskişehir–Kütahya B74 Eskişehir–Tavşanlı Commuter service Marmaray Başkentray İZBAN Gaziray Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Republic_Express&oldid=1254686244 " Category : Named passenger trains of Turkey Hidden categories: CS1 Turkish-language sources (tr) Articles containing Turkish-language text Inter-city rail Too Many Requests If you report this error to
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