Night train route
İzmir Mavi Treni
Ankara → Izmir · Türkiye
One of Turkey’s last classic ’Blue Train’ sleepers: 883 km overnight across western Anatolia via Eskişehir while the parallel high-speed line stays years off.
- Distance
- 883 km
- Fastest time
- 13 h
- Average speed
- 68 km/h
- Top speed
- 120 km/h
Stations
- 0 kmYenişehir +6
- 1 kmAnkara +6
- 25 kmSincan
- 87 kmPolatlı
- 106 kmBeylikköprü
- 137 kmBiçer
Show 14 more stations
- 162 kmYunusemre
- 191 kmBeylikova
- 213 kmAlpu
- 252 kmEskişehir +2
- 326 kmKütahya +1
- 375 kmTavşanlı
- 423 kmBalıköy
- 484 kmDursunbey
- 571 kmBalıkesir +1
- 624 kmSavaştepe +1
- 651 kmSoma +1
- 663 kmKırkağaç
- 691 kmAkhisar +1
- 720 kmSaruhanlı +1
- 739 kmManisa +1
- 749 kmMuradiye +1
- 773 kmMenemen +1
- 787 kmÇiğli +1
- 803 kmBasmane +1
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for a train that runs this route end to end, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them. 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 3 OpenStreetMap relations, their own nodes end to end: relation 1320474 (252 km), relation 1316775 (247 km), relation 1318375 (160 km), 658 km of the route between them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 97.7% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 29 m); the longest stretch away from it is 2.5 km
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits 0.1 km from the shape of IC 22006
- 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 İzmir Mavi Treni?
The İzmir Mavi Treni runs 883 km from Ankara to Izmir.
How long does the İzmir Mavi Treni take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 13 h for the 883 km. That is an average of 68 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 120 km/h.
Who runs the İzmir Mavi Treni?
TCDD Taşımacılık, with E68000 loco, sleeper & Pullman cars.
How old is the İzmir Mavi Treni?
The line has been in service since 1983. 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 İzmir Mavi Treni run?
1 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).
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