Classic route
Pamukkale Ekspresi
Eskişehir → Denizli · Türkiye
Heir of the Haydarpaşa night express: 418 km across the Aegean interior via Kütahya, Afyon and Dinar, down to Denizli’s white travertine country.
How this line was checked
- The 440 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 18320312 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within 65 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 98.5% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 18 m); the longest stretch away from it is 6.5 km
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits 0.1 km from the shape of IC 72014
- 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 Pamukkale Ekspresi?
The Pamukkale Ekspresi runs 418 km from Eskişehir to Denizli.
How long does the Pamukkale Ekspresi take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ~8 h 25 min for the 418 km. That is an average of 50 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 120 km/h.
Who runs the Pamukkale Ekspresi?
TCDD Taşımacılık, with diesel loco, 2+1 Pullman cars.
How old is the Pamukkale 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.
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