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National railway network

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Railway Indicates the name of the railway.
Route The endpoints and main stations on the railway.
Length The total length of the railway.
District length The length of the railway within the corresponding district.
Notes Additional information.
Indicates the railway was abandoned or is out of service.
Indicates the railway crosses over into another country.
Indicates the railway is narrow gauge.

District 1

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District 1 (Turkish: 1. Bölge) is headquartered at Haydarpaşa station in Istanbul.

Railway Route Length District Length Opened Abandoned Electrification Notes
Main lines
Istanbul–Ankara railway IstanbulGebzeİzmitBilecikEskişehirPolatlı 576.6 km (358.3 mi) 486.7 km (302.4 mi) 1872−1892 Yes
Istanbul–Pythio railway IstanbulÇerkezköyPehlivanköyUzunköprü – Hudut Greece 281.4 km (174.9 mi) 280.9 km (174.5 mi) 1871−1873 Yes
Pehlivanköy–Svilengrad railway PehlivanköyEdirneKapıkule – Hudut Bulgaria 80 km (50 mi) 67.9 km (42.2 mi) 1971 Yes
Marmaray Tunnel Ayrılık ÇeşmesiÜsküdarSirkeciKazlıçeşme 13.5 km (8.4 mi) 2013 Yes
Alexandroupoli–Svilengrad railway Hudut GreeceKaraağaç – Hudut Greece 178.5 km (110.9 mi) 7 km (4.3 mi) 1873 1971 Border situation after the Treaty of Lausanne; the railway briefly crosses over into Turkey and then back into Greece. Bypassed in 1971 on both the Turkish and Greek sides.
Secondary/Branch lines
Arifiye–Adapazarı railway ArifiyeAdapazarı 8.4 km (5.2 mi) 1899 Yes
Muratlı–Tekirdağ railway MuratlıTekirdağ 31 km (19 mi) 2010 Yes
Mandıra–Kırklareli railway MandıraKırklareli 45.6 km (28.3 mi) 1912 1987
Fenerbahçe branch FeneryoluFenerbahçe 1.4 km (0.87 mi) 1873 1928

District 2

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District 2 (Turkish: 2. Bölge) is headquartered at Ankara station in Ankara.

Railway Route Length District Length Opened Abandoned Electrification Notes
Main lines
Istanbul–Ankara railway PolatlıSincanAnkara 576.6 km (358.3 mi) 89.9 km (55.9 mi) 1892 Yes
Ankara–Kars railway AnkaraIrmakKırıkkaleYerköyKayseri 1,365.2 km (848.3 mi) 379.9 km (236.1 mi) 1927 Yes (Partially)
Irmak–Zonguldak railway IrmakÇankırıKarabükZonguldakKozlu 80 km (50 mi) 1931−1943
Ulukışla–Boğazköprü railway UlukışlaNiğdeBorBoğazköprü 171.8 km (106.8 mi) 1932−1933 Yes
Secondary/Branch Lines
Ereğli–Armutçuk railway EreğliArmutçuk 13 km (8.1 mi) 1953 1990s Built as part of a planned extension from Zonguldak, but never completed. Line remained isolated.

District 3

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District 3 (Turkish: 3. Bölge) is headquartered at Alsancak station in İzmir.

Railway Route Length District Length Opened Abandoned Electrification Notes
Main lines
İzmir–Eğirdir railway İzmirSelçukAydınNazilliGoncalı – (Denizli) 470.3 km (292.2 mi) 260.6 km (161.9 mi) 1860−1889 Yes (Partially)
İzmir–Afyon railway İzmirMenemenManisaTurgutluAlaşehirUşakDumlupınar 421.7 km (262.0 mi) 357.7 km (222.3 mi) 1865−1890 Yes (Partially)
Manisa–Bandırma railway ManisaAkhisarSomaBalıkesirBandırma 275.1 km (170.9 mi) 1890−1912 Yes
Torbalı–Ödemiş railway TorbalıBayındırÇatalÖdemiş 60.2 km (37.4 mi) 1883−1884 Under construction
Secondary/Branch Lines
Menemen–Aliağa railway MenemenAliağa 24.8 km (15.4 mi) 1996 Yes
Turgutlu–Kemalpaşa railway ÇobanisaKemalpaşa 27.8 km (17.3 mi) 2014
Çatal–Tire railway ÇatalTire 8.7 km (5.4 mi) 1883
Ortaklar–Söke railway OrtaklarSöke 22 km (14 mi) 1890
Bornova branch HalkapınarBornova 5 km (3.1 mi) 1866 1995
Buca branch ŞirinyerBuca 2.5 km (1.6 mi) 1872 2006
Seydiköy branch GaziemirSeydiköy 1.4 km (0.87 mi) 1860 1987

District 4

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District 4 (Turkish: 4. Bölge) is headquartered at Sivas station in Sivas.

Railway Route Length District Length Opened Abandoned Electrification Notes
Main lines
Ankara–Kars railway KayseriSivasDivriğiErzincanErzurumKars 1,365.2 km (848.3 mi) 985.3 km (612.2 mi) 1913−1939 Yes (Partially)
Samsun–Kalın railway KalınTurhalAmasyaSamsun 377.7 km (234.7 mi) 1927−1931
Kars–Tbilisi railway KarsAkyaka – Hudut Armenia 298 km (185 mi) 64.2 km (39.9 mi) 1899
Kars–Akhalkalaki railway MezraKarakale – Hudut Georgia (country) 105 km (65 mi) 78.3 km (48.7 mi) 2017
Samsun–Çarşamba railway SamsunÇarşamba 171.8 km (106.8 mi) 1926 1971 About 10 km (6.2 mi) of the railway was converted to standard gauge in 1983.
Secondary/Branch Lines
Hanlı–Bostankaya railway HanlıBostankaya 44 km (27 mi) 1994
Tecer–Kangal bypass TecerKangal 47 km (29 mi) 2012
Samsun–Gelemen railway SamsunTekkeköy 11.5 km (7.1 mi) 1983

District 5

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District 5 (Turkish: 5. Bölge) is headquartered at Malatya station in Malatya.

Railway Route Length District Length Opened Abandoned Electrification Notes
Main lines
Fevzipaşa–Kurtalan railway NarlıMalatyaYolçatıErganiDiyarbakırBatmanKurtalan 663.3 km (412.2 mi) 594.7 km (369.5 mi) 1929−1944 Yes
Malatya–Çetinkaya railway MalatyaHekimhanÇetinkaya 139.7 km (86.8 mi) 1936−1937 Yes
Yolçatı–Tatvan railway YolçatıElazığMuşTatvan 363.7 km (226.0 mi) 1934−1965
Van–Sufian railway Van PierVanÖzalp – Hudut Iran 257.5 km (160.0 mi) 116.6 km (72.5 mi) 1971
Secondary/Branch Lines
Bozdemir–Mazıdağı railway BozdemirMazıdağı 53 km (33 mi) 2021
Malatya city railway Malatya – Malatya City 2.9 km (1.8 mi) 1994 1974

District 6

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District 6 (Turkish: 6. Bölge) is headquartered at Adana station in Adana.

Railway Route Length District Length Opened Abandoned Electrification Notes
Main lines
Adana–Mersin railway AdanaYeniceTarsusMersin 68.4 km (42.5 mi) 1886 Yes (Partially)
Adana–Aleppo railway AdanaCeyhanToprakkaleOsmaniyeFevzipaşa – Hudut Syria 297.4 km (184.8 mi) 174.7 km (108.6 mi) 1912−1917 Yes (Partially)
Konya–Yenice railway KonyaKaramanEreğliUlukışlaPozantıYenice 344.7 km (214.2 mi) 1904−1917 Yes 102 km (63 mi) of the line, from Konya to Karaman, is a higher-speed railway.
Fevzipaşa–Kurtalan railway FevzipaşaKöprüağzıNarlı 663.3 km (412.2 mi) 68.6 km (42.6 mi) 1929 Yes
Toprakkale–İskenderun railway ToprakkaleErzinİskenderun 58.9 km (36.6 mi) 1912 Yes
Narlı–Karkamış railway NarlıGaziantepNizipKarkamış 174.9 km (108.7 mi) 1953−1960 Yes (Partially)
Aleppo–Nusaybin railway Hudut SyriaÇobanbeyKarkamışCeylanpınarŞenyurtNusaybin – Hudut Syria 430 km (270 mi) 381.6 km (237.1 mi) 1912−1918 2014 Abandoned due to the outbreak of the Syrian Civil War
Secondary/Branch Lines
Köprüağzı–Kahramanmaraş railway KöprüağzıKahramanmaraş 27.9 km (17.3 mi) 1948
Şenyurt–Mardin railway ŞenyurtMardin 24.3 km (15.1 mi) 1918 2014 Abandoned due to the outbreak of the Syrian Civil War

District 7

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District 7 (Turkish: 7. Bölge) is headquartered at Ali Çetinkaya station in Afyonkarahisar.

Railway Route Length District Length Opened Abandoned Electrification Notes
Main lines
Eskişehir–Konya railway EskişehirAlayuntAfyonkarahisarAkşehirKonya 594.8 km (369.6 mi) 1894−1896 Yes (Partially)
İzmir–Afyon railway DumlupınarBanazAfyonkarahisar 421.7 km (262.0 mi) 64 km (40 mi) 1890
İzmir–Eğirdir railway GoncalıÇardakSütlaçDinarKarakuyuGümüşgünBozanönüEğirdir 470.3 km (292.2 mi) 219.1 km (136.1 mi) 1889−1912 The 31.3 km (19.4 mi) long section from Bozanönü to Eğirdir was abandoned in the 1980s.
Balıkesir–Alayunt railway BalıkesirTavşanlıKütahyaAlayunt 262.6 km (163.2 mi) 1928−1932 Yes
Afyon–Karakuyu railway AfyonkarahisarSandıklıKarakuyu 112.4 km (69.8 mi) 1935−1936
Secondary/Branch Lines
Gümüşgün–Burdur railway GümüşgünBurdur 23.9 km (14.9 mi) 1936
Bozanönü–Isparta railway BozanönüIsparta 13.3 km (8.3 mi) 1936
Kütahya–Seyitömer railway KütahyaSeyitömer 26.5 km (16.5 mi) 1962
Tavşanlı–Tunçbilek railway TavşanlıTunçbilek 13.3 km (8.3 mi) 1944
Sütlaç–Çivril railway SütlaçÇivril 30.2 km (18.8 mi) 1889 1988

District 8 (HSR)

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District 8 (Turkish: 8. Bölge) is headquartered at Ankara station in Ankara. Its jurisdiction covers all high-speed railways in Turkey.

Railway Route Length Opened Electrification Notes
Main lines
Ankara–Istanbul high-speed railway AnkaraPolatlıEskişehirBilecikSapancaİzmitGebzeIstanbul 561 km (349 mi) 2009−2014 Yes Two incomplete tunnels are still under construction; trains switch over to the conventional railway to bypass them.
Polatlı–Konya high-speed railway PolatlıKonya 212 km (132 mi) 2011 Yes
Ankara–Sivas high-speed railway AnkaraKırıkkaleYerköyYozgatSivas 394.5 km (245.1 mi) 2023 Yes

Under construction

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Railway Route Length Construction began Planed completion Electrification Notes
Main lines
Istanbul–Kapıkule railway IstanbulÇerkezköyLüleburgazEdirneKapıkule 229 km (142 mi) 25 September 2019 2024 Yes
Polatlı–İzmir high-speed railway PolatlıAfyonkarahisarUşakTurgutluManisaMenemenİzmir 588 km (365 mi) 21 September 2013 2025 Yes
Nurdağı–Başpınar railway NurdağıBaşpınar 56 km (35 mi) 2 May 2017 2025 Yes Part of the Mersin–Adana–Gaziantep railway corridor project.
Fevzipaşa bypass BahçeNurdağı 17 km (11 mi) 2014 2024 Yes
Bandırma–Osmaneli high-speed railway BandırmaBursaYenişehirOsmaneli 201 km (125 mi) 23 December 2012 2025 Yes
Yerköy–Kayseri high-speed railway YerköyKayseri 142 km (88 mi) 23 July 2022 2026 Yes

Other railways

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Railway Route Length Opened Abandoned Notes
Bursa–Mudanya railway BursaMudanya 42 km (26 mi) 1892 1948
Ilıca–Palamutluk railway IlıcaPalamutluk 38.3 km (23.8 mi) 1924 1950
Kağıthane–Kemerburgaz railway KağıthaneKemerburgaz – (Ağaçlı) – Çiftalan 57 km (35 mi) 1915-1916 1920s

Railway lines by opening dates

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Imperial Era

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Railway Section Length Opening Date Original Company Nationalized Notes
İzmir–Eğirdir railway AlsancakTorbalı 50.5 km (31.4 mi) December 1860 Ottoman Railway Company 1 June 1935
GaziemirSeydiköy 1.4 km (0.87 mi) Seydiköy branch
Torbalı – Kozpınar 17.7 km (11.0 mi) 14 November 1861
Kozpınar – Selçuk 10.8 km (6.7 mi) September 1862
İzmir–Afyon railway BasmaneManisa 66 km (41 mi) 10 October 1865 Smyrna Cassaba Railway 1 June 1934
Manisa – Turgutlu 16.8 km (10.4 mi) 10 January 1866
İzmir–Eğirdir railway Selçuk – Aydın 52.9 km (32.9 mi) 1 July 1866 Ottoman Railway Company 1 June 1935
İzmir–Afyon railway HalkapınarBornova 5 km (3.1 mi) 25 October 1866 Smyrna Cassaba Railway 1 June 1934
Istanbul–Pythio railway YedikuleKüçükçekmece 16.6 km (10.3 mi) 4 January 1871 Oriental Railway 25 December 1936
Küçükçekmece – Hadımköy 30 km (19 mi) 22 July 1872
Yedikule – Sirkeci 4.7 km (2.9 mi) 27 July 1872
İzmir–Eğirdir railway ŞirinyerBuca 2.5 km (1.6 mi) 27 July 1872 Buca Branch Railway 1 June 1935 Acquired by ORC in 1902; Abandoned in 2006
Istanbul–Ankara railway HaydarpaşaPendik 26.2 km (16.3 mi) 22 September 1872 Ottoman Government Acquired by the CFOA in 1888.
Pendik – Gebze 19.2 km (11.9 mi) 1 January 1873
Istanbul–Pythio railway Hadımköy – Edirne 236.8 km (147.1 mi) 4 April 1873 Oriental Railway 25 December 1936
Istanbul–Ankara railway FeneryoluFenerbahçe 1.4 km (0.87 mi) 27 April 1873 Ottoman Government Abandoned in 1928
Gebze – İzmit 46.9 km (29.1 mi) August 1873 Acquired by the CFOA in 1888.
İzmir–Afyon railway Turgutlu – Alaşehir 75.9 km (47.2 mi) 13 March 1875 Smyrna Cassaba Railway 1 June 1934
İzmir–Eğirdir railway Aydın – Kuyucak 57 km (35 mi) 1881 Ottoman Railway Company 1 June 1935
Kuyucak – Sarayköy 43.9 km (27.3 mi) 1 July 1882
Torbalı–Ödemiş railway Torbalı – Çatal 87.4 km (54.3 mi) 1 September 1883
Çatal–Tire railway Çatal – Tire 8.7 km (5.4 mi)
Torbalı–Ödemiş railway Çatal – Ödemiş 24.9 km (15.5 mi) 1884
Mersin–Adana railway MersinAdana 67.9 km (42.2 mi) 2 August 1886 Mersin-Tarsus-Adana Railway 22 June 1929
İzmir–Afyon railway Alaşehir – Uşak 117.8 km (73.2 mi) 20 December 1887 Smyrna Cassaba Railway 1 June 1934
İzmir–Eğirdir railway Sarayköy – Dinar 144.8 km (90.0 mi) 13 October 1889 Ottoman Railway Company 1 June 1935
GoncalıDenizli 9.3 km (5.8 mi) Denizli branch
Sütlaç–Çivril railway SütlaçÇivril 31.1 km (19.3 mi) 29 December 1889
Manisa–Bandırma railway Manisa – Soma 92.4 km (57.4 mi) 1890 Smyrna Cassaba Railway 1 June 1934
İzmir–Afyon railway Uşak – Afyon 134.9 km (83.8 mi) 1890
Ortaklar–Söke railway OrtaklarSöke 22 km (14 mi) 1 December 1890 Ottoman Railway Company 1 June 1935
Istanbul–Ankara railway İzmit – Arifiye 48.9 km (30.4 mi) 1 September 1891 Anatolian Railway 3 March 1924
Bursa–Mudanya railway BursaMudanya 42 km (26 mi) 17 July 1892 Mudanya Bursa Railway 30 December 1930
Istanbul–Ankara railway Arifiye – Ankara 436.7 km (271.4 mi) 31 December 1892 Anatolian Railway 3 March 1924
Eskişehir–Konya railway EskişehirAlayunt 66.9 km (41.6 mi) 30 December 1894
Alayunt – Afyon 94 km (58 mi) 4 August 1895
Afyon – Konya 272.2 km (169.1 mi) 29 July 1896
Balıkesir–Alayunt railway Alayunt – Kütahya 8.8 km (5.5 mi) 30 December 1894
Kars–Tblisi railway TbilisiKars 298 km (185 mi) 1899 Transcaucasus Railway 13 October 1921 Kars Oblast was a part of the Russian Empire at the time.
Arifiye–Adapazarı railway Arifiye – Adapazarı 8.4 km (5.2 mi) 1 November 1899 Anatolian Railway 3 March 1924
Konya–Yenice railway Konya – Bulgurluk 201.1 km (125.0 mi) 25 October 1904 Baghdad Railway 3 March 1924
Bulgurluk – Ulukışla 36.5 km (22.7 mi) 1 July 1911
Mandıra–Kırklareli railway MandıraKırklareli 45.5 km (28.3 mi) 19 June 1912 Oriental Railway 25 December 1936
İzmir–Eğirdir railway Dinar – Eğirdir 94.3 km (58.6 mi) 1 November 1912 Ottoman Railway Company 1 June 1935
Manisa–Bandırma railway Soma – Bandırma 182.8 km (113.6 mi) 1912 Smyrne Cassaba & Prolongements 1 June 1934
Konya–Yenice railway Ulukışla – Belemedik 53.7 km (33.4 mi) 21 December 1912 Baghdad Railway 3 March 1924
YeniceDurak 17.9 km (11.1 mi) 27 April 1912
Adana–Aleppo railway Adana – Mamure 96.8 km (60.1 mi) 27 April 1933
Toprakkale–İskenderun railway Toprakkaleİskenderun 58.9 km (36.6 mi) 1 November 1912 30 June 1937
Adana–Aleppo railway FevzipaşaAleppo 156 km (97 mi) 1 December 1912
Aleppo–Nusaybin railway Aleppo – Karkamış 104.4 km (64.9 mi) 27 April 1948
Ankara–Kars railway Kars – Sarıkamış 122.9 km (76.4 mi) 1913 Transcaucasus Railway 13 October 1921 Kars Oblast was a part of the Russian Empire at the time.
Aleppo–Nusaybin railway Karkamış – Ceylanpınar 204.4 km (127.0 mi) 11 July 1914 Baghdad Railway 27 April 1948
Kağıthane–Kemerburgaz railway KağıthaneAğaçlı 43 km (27 mi) July 1915 Ottoman Army Abandoned in the 1920s
KemerburgazÇiftalan 14 km (8.7 mi) 30 June 1916
Ankara–Kars railway Sarıkamış – Erzurum 173.9 km (108.1 mi) 1916 Imperial Russian Army 13 October 1921 Built during the Caucasus Campaign of World War I
Erzurum – Yeniköy 50 km (31 mi) Abandoned in 1918
Konya–Yenice railway Belemedik – Durak 36.8 km (22.9 mi) 9 October 1918 Baghdad Railway 3 March 1924
Adana–Aleppo railway Mamure – Fevzipaşa 44.6 km (27.7 mi) 25 October 1918 27 April 1933
Aleppo–Nusaybin railway Ceylanpınar – Nusaybin 120.7 km (75.0 mi) 27 April 1948
Şenyurt–Mardin railway ŞenyurtMardin 24.3 km (15.1 mi)

Republican Era

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Railway Section Length Opening Date Original Company Nationalized Notes
Ilıca–Palamutluk railway Ilıca – Palamutluk 38.3 km (23.8 mi) 1 November 1924 Ilıca Palamutluk Railway Company 29 October 1941 Abandoned in 1948.
Ankara–Kars railway AnkaraYahşihan 85.8 km (53.3 mi) 17 April 1925 Railway Construction and Management Administration
Yahşihan – Yerköy 115 km (71 mi) 20 November 1925
Samsun–Çarşamba railway SamsunÇarşamba 39.5 km (24.5 mi) 1 September 1926 Samsun Coast Railway 15 April 1933 Abandoned in 1971.
Ankara–Kars railway Yerköy – Kayseri 178.5 km (110.9 mi) 29 May 1927 Railway Construction and Management Administration
Samsun–Kalın railway KavakHavza 38.5 km (23.9 mi) 7 September 1927 State Railways and Seaports Administration
Havza – Amasya 47 km (29 mi) 21 November 1927
Amasya – Zile 82.1 km (51.0 mi) 23 August 1928
Balıkesir–Alayunt railway KütahyaTavşanlı 50.1 km (31.1 mi) 1 December 1928
Fevzipaşa–Kurtalan railway Fevzipaşa – Gölbaşı 137.8 km (85.6 mi) 8 September 1929 State Railways Administration
Ankara–Kars railway Kayseri – Şarkışla 130.2 km (80.9 mi) 1 February 1930
Samsun–Kalın railway Zile – Kunduz 69.9 km (43.4 mi) 11 August 1930
Ankara–Kars railway Şarkışla – Sivas 108.4 km (67.4 mi) 30 August 1930
Fevzipaşa–Kurtalan railway Gölbaşı – Malatya 112.7 km (70.0 mi) 15 March 1931
Irmak–Zonguldak railway IrmakÇankırı 102.2 km (63.5 mi) 23 April 1931
Samsun–Kalın railway Kunduz – Yıldız 63 km (39 mi) 31 August 1931
Yıldız – Kalın 29.7 km (18.5 mi) 30 September 1931
Fevzipaşa–Kurtalan railway Malatya – Fırat 26.9 km (16.7 mi) 1 February 1932
Balıkesir–Alayunt railway Tavşanlı – Balıkesir 201.2 km (125.0 mi) 23 April 1932
Boğazköprü–Ulukışla railway UlukışlaNiğde 59 km (37 mi) 30 November 1932
Samsun–Kalın railway Samsun – Kavak 47.5 km (29.5 mi) 15 December 1932
Boğazköprü–Ulukışla railway Boğazköprüİncesu 18.1 km (11.2 mi) 26 December 1932
İncesu – Yeşilhisar 31.4 km (19.5 mi) 20 March 1933
Yeşilhisar – Niğde 63.3 km (39.3 mi) 2 September 1933
Fevzipaşa–Kurtalan railway Fırat – Yolçatı 68 km (42 mi) 1 April 1934
Irmak–Zonguldak railway Çankırı – Filyos 288 km (179 mi) 1 April 1934
Yolçatı–Tatvan railway Yolçatı – Elazığ 23.9 km (14.9 mi) 11 August 1934
Afyon–Karakuyu railway KarakuyuSandıklı 46.9 km (29.1 mi) 25 September 1935
Fevzipaşa–Kurtalan railway Yolçatı – Diyarbakır 158.6 km (98.5 mi) November 1935
Ankara–Kars railway Sivas – Tecer 43 km (27 mi) 19 December 1935
Bozanönü–Isparta railway BozanönüIsparta 13.3 km (8.3 mi) 26 March 1936
Malatya–Çetinkaya railway Malatya – Yazıhan 33.2 km (20.6 mi) 15 June 1936
Gümüşgün–Burdur railway GümüşgünBurdur 24 km (15 mi) 1 October 1936
Malatya–Çetinkaya railway Yazıhan – Hekimhan 37 km (23 mi) 1 November 1936
Irmak–Zonguldak railway FilyosÇatalağzı 14.7 km (9.1 mi) 18 November 1936
Afyon–Karakuyu railway Sandıklı – Afyon 65.5 km (40.7 mi) 25 November 1936
Malatya–Çetinkaya railway Hekimhan – Çetinkaya 69.5 km (43.2 mi) 16 August 1937
Irmak–Zonguldak railway Çatalağzı – Zonguldak 10.2 km (6.3 mi) 1 October 1937
Ankara–Kars railway Tecer – Divriği 133.3 km (82.8 mi) 20 November 1937
Divriği – Erzincan 155.5 km (96.6 mi) 10 December 1938
Erzincan – Aşkale 159.3 km (99.0 mi) 22 September 1939
Aşkale – Erzurum 55.6 km (34.5 mi) 20 October 1939
Irmak–Zonguldak railway Zonguldak – Kozlu 5 km (3.1 mi) 2 May 1943
Fevzipaşa–Kurtalan railway Diyarbakır – Batman 90.5 km (56.2 mi) 28 June 1943
Tavşanlı–Tunçbilek railway Tavşanlı – Tunçbilek 13.3 km (8.3 mi) 1 June 1944
Fevzipaşa–Kurtalan railway Batman – Kurtalan 68.8 km (42.8 mi) 28 October 1944
Malatya – Malatya Şehir 2.9 km (1.8 mi) 29 October 1944 Abandoned in 1974
Yolçatı–Tatvan railway Elazığ – Palu 69.9 km (43.4 mi) 1 July 1946
Palu – Genç 62.8 km (39.0 mi) December 1947
Köprüağzı–Kahramanmaraş railway Köprüağzı – Kahramanmaraş 27.9 km (17.3 mi) 6 November 1948
Narlı–Karkamış railway Narlı – Gaziantep 84 km (52 mi) 27 October 1953[1] Turkish State Railways
Ereğli–Armutçuk railway Ereğli – Armutçuk 13 km (8.1 mi) 1953 Abandoned in the 1990s.
Yolçatı–Tatvan railway Genç – Muş 108.4 km (67.4 mi) 26 October 1955
Narlı–Karkamış railway Gaziantep – Nizip 49.3 km (30.6 mi) 28 December 1959[2]
Nizip – Karkamış 41.6 km (25.8 mi) 27 January 1960
Kütahya–Seyitömer railway Kütahya – Seyitömer 26.5 km (16.5 mi) 1962
Yolçatı–Tatvan railway Muş – Tatvan 94 km (58 mi) 25 October 1965
Pehlivanköy–Svilengrad railway PehlivanköySvilengrad 80 km (50 mi) 23 May 1971 Turkish State Railways
Bulgarian State Railways
Van–Sufian railway Van PierRazi 116.6 km (72.5 mi) 29 October 1971 Turkish State Railways
Islamic Republic of Iran Railways
Samsun–Kalın railway Samsun – Gelemen 13 km (8.1 mi) 1983 Turkish State Railways
Ankara–Kars railway Hanlı – Bostankaya 44 km (27 mi) 1994
Menemen–Aliağa railway MenemenAliağa 24.8 km (15.4 mi) 1996
Ankara–Istanbul high-speed railway EsenkentEskişehir 206 km (128 mi) 13 March 2009
Sincan – Esenkent 15 km (9.3 mi) 13 March 2010
Muratlı–Tekirdağ railway MuratlıTekirdağ 31 km (19 mi) 31 August 2010
Polatlı–Konya high-speed railway Polatlı Jct. – Konya 212 km (132 mi) 23 August 2011
Ankara–Kars railway Boğazköprü – Yeşilyurt 23.3 km (14.5 mi) 2011 Kayseri bypass
TecerKangal 47 km (29 mi) 2012 Tecer-Kangal bypass
Marmaray Tunnel KazlıçeşmeAyrılık Çeşmesi 14 km (8.7 mi) 29 October 2013
Turgutlu–Kemalpaşa railway ÇobanisaKemalpaşa 27.8 km (17.3 mi) 13 March 2014
Ankara–Istanbul high-speed railway Eskişehir – Demirköy 57.5 km (35.7 mi) 25 July 2014
AhmetpınarAlifuatpaşa 71.5 km (44.4 mi)
KöseköySapanca 24 km (15 mi)
Kars–Akhalkalaki railway Mezra – Akhalkalaki 105 km (65 mi) 30 October 2017 Turkish State Railways
Georgian Railway
Ankara–Istanbul high-speed railway Alifuatpaşa – Doğançay 14 km (8.7 mi) 21 June 2021 Turkish State Railways
Bozdemir–Mazıdağı railway BozdemirMazıdağı 53 km (33 mi) 2021
Ankara–Sivas high-speed railway KayaşYapı 394.5 km (245.1 mi) 26 April 2023

Urban Railways

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Rapid Transit

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Line Route Length Stations Opened (First) Electrification Notes
Istanbul Metro
Line M1 M1 YenikapıAtatürk Airport / Kirazlı 28.6 km (17.8 mi) 23 3 September 1989 750 V DC Overhead line First modern rapid transit line in Turkey.
Line M2 M2 YenikapıHacıosman 23.49 km (14.60 mi) 16 16 September 2000 750 V DC Third rail
Line M3 M3 KirazlıKayaşehir Merkez 18 km (11 mi) 13 14 June 2013 1,500 V DC Overhead line
Line M4 M4 KadıköySabiha Gökçen Havalimanı 33.5 km (20.8 mi) 23 17 August 20212 First metro line Istanbul's Asian side.
Line M5 M5 ÜsküdarSultanbeyli 20 km (12 mi) 16 15 December 2017 750 V DC Overhead line
Line M6 M6 LeventBoğaziçi Üniversitesi 3.3 km (2.1 mi) 4 19 April 2015 750 V DC Third rail
Line M7 M7 YıldızMahmutbey 20 km (12 mi) 17 28 October 2020 1,500 V DC Overhead line
Line M8 M8 BostancıParseller 14.27 km (8.87 mi) 13 6 January 2023
Line M9 M9 OlimpiyatBahariye 5.9 km (3.7 mi) 5 22 November 2013 Originally opened as a branch line of the M3; became the M9 in 2021.
M11 (Istanbul Metro) M11 KağıthaneKargo Terminali 34 km (21 mi) 7 22 January 2023 Istanbul Airport rapid metro line.
Ankara Metro
Ankaray DikimeviAŞTİ 8.5 km (5.3 mi) 11 30 August 1996 750 V DC Third rail
M1 OSB-TörekentKoru 46.61 km (28.96 mi) 36 29 December 1997 Longest metro line in Turkey.
M4 KızılayŞehitler 12.5 km (7.8 mi) 12 5 January 2017
İzmir Metro
M1 Evka 3Fahrettin Altay 19.8 km (12.3 mi) 17 22 May 2000 750 V DC Third rail
Bursaray
M1 ArabayatağıEmek 17.9 km (11.1 mi) 20 24 April 2002 1,500 V DC Overhead line 10.8 km (6.7 mi) of route is shared by both lines.
M2 KestelUludağ Üniversitesi 31.1 km (19.3 mi) 32
Adana Metro
Adana Metro HastaneAkıncılar 13.5 km (8.4 mi) 13 14 May 2010 750 V DC Overhead line

Funicular railways

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Line Route Length Stations Opened (First) Notes
Istanbul Metro
Line F1 F1 TaksimKabataş 594 m (1,949 ft) 2 29 June 2006
Tünel Tünel BeyoğluKaraköy 573 m (1,880 ft) 2 17 January 1875 First underground urban railway in continental Europe.
Line F3 F3 SeyrantepeVadistanbul 750 m (2,460 ft) 2 29 October 2017
Line F4 F4 Rumeli HisarüstüAşiyan 850 m (2,790 ft) 2 28 October 2022

Trams/Light Rail

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City Network Routes Length Stations Opened (First) Gauge Notes
Antalya AntTram 2 48 km (30 mi) 58 December 2009 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Heritage tram 1 5 km (3.1 mi) 11 1999 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)

References

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  1. ^ Milliyet, 27 October 1953
  2. ^ Milliyet, 28 December 1959