6 Eylül Ekspresi

Heir of the Bandırma boat trains that sped İzmir–Istanbul travellers to the Marmara ferries: relaunched in 2023, 341 km via Manisa and Balıkesir.

Stations

1. 0 kmBasmane railway station
2. 17 kmÇiğli
3. 32 kmMenemen
4. 38 kmEmiralem
5. 45 kmAyvacık
6. 56 kmMuradiye
7. Show 9 more stations

   1. 66 kmManisa
   2. 84 kmSaruhanlı
   3. 113 kmAkhisar
   4. 154 kmSoma
   5. 181 kmSavaştepe
   6. 202 kmSoğucak
   7. 218 kmÇukurhüseyin
   8. 225 kmGökköy
   9. 235 kmBalıkesir
8. 257 kmYeniköy
9. 280 kmSusurluk
10. 307 kmAksakal
11. 332 kmKuşcenneti
12. 335 kmBandırma Şehir

The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.

How this line was checked

• Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 18319918 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within 45 m of them
• Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 12 m from it
• Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of IC 32001
• Wikipedia has an article for this line
• See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it

Questions and answers

How long is the 6 Eylül Ekspresi?

The 6 Eylül Ekspresi runs 341 km from Izmir to Bandırma.

How long does the 6 Eylül Ekspresi take?

The fastest scheduled journey is ~6 h for the 341 km. That is an average of 57 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 120 km/h.

Who runs the 6 Eylül Ekspresi?

TCDD Taşımacılık, with DMU railcar, 2+1 Pullman.

How old is the 6 Eylül Ekspresi?

The line has been in service since 2023. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.

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