Scenic route
Doğu Ekspresi
Ankara → Kars · Türkiye
Turkey’s cult 1,365 km trans-Anatolian sleeper to the snowy Caucasus frontier at Kars; social-media fame makes seats sell out weeks ahead.
- Distance
- 1,365 km
- Fastest time
- 25 h
- Average speed
- 55 km/h
- Top speed
- 120 km/h

Stations
- 0 kmAnkara +6
- 11 kmKayaş +2
- 42 kmElmadağ +2
- 66 kmIrmak +2
- 87 kmKirikkale +2
- 140 kmÇerikli +2
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- 196 kmYerköy +1
- 229 kmŞefaatli +2
- 246 kmSarikent +2
- 279 kmYenifakili +2
- 352 kmBoğazköprü +2
- 367 kmKayseri +2
- 460 kmYeniçubuk +2
- 475 kmIhsanli +1
- 495 kmSarkisla +2
- 517 kmHanli +1
- 560 kmKalin +1
- 584 kmSivas +2
- 611 kmBostankaya +2
- 670 kmYenikangal +2
- 690 kmÇetinkaya +2
- 705 kmAvşar
- 719 kmGüneş
- 725 kmGöcentasi
- 739 kmCürek
- 748 kmDemirdağ
- 751 kmDivriği
- 776 kmKemaliye Calti
- 783 kmAdatepe
- 793 kmBagistas
- 802 kmİliç
- 820 kmGüllübağ
- 823 kmYahşiler
- 836 kmEriç
- 852 kmKemah
- 899 kmErzincan
- 931 kmTanyeri
- 985 kmMercan
- 997 kmCadirkaya
- 1,010 kmErbaş
- 1,023 kmKarasu
- 1,053 kmAşkale
- 1,069 kmKandilli
- 1,093 kmIlica
- 1,099 kmPalandöken
- 1,108 kmErzurum
- 1,148 kmHasankale
- 1,165 kmKöprüköy
- 1,192 kmHorasan
- 1,218 kmSüngütasi
- 1,223 kmKaraurgan
- 1,230 kmTopdagi
- 1,261 kmSarikamis
- 1,318 kmKars
The stations this train called at in the operator’s timetable (ÖBB Scotty, the IC 22010 on 12 October 2026), in order along the line as drawn here, with the distance along it. Other runs of the train may skip some of them, and the timetable can change. A +N after a station: N other routes on this map stop or end there, and the map draws it as a station where lines meet.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 18713200: the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within 174 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 98.5% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 53 m); the longest stretch away from it is 2.5 km
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits 0.2 km from the shape of IC 22010
- 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 Doğu Ekspresi?
The Doğu Ekspresi runs 1,365 km from Ankara to Kars.
How long does the Doğu Ekspresi take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 25 h for the 1,365 km. That is an average of 55 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 120 km/h.
Who runs the Doğu Ekspresi?
TCDD Taşımacılık, with TCDD sleeper & couchette cars.
How old is the Doğu Ekspresi?
The line has been in service since 1936. 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.
How often does the Doğu Ekspresi run?
1 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).
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