User:Central Data Bank/List of railway lines in Turkey

National railway network

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

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	Istanbul – Gebze – İzmit – Bilecik – Eskişehir – Polatlı	576.6 km (358.3 mi)	486.7 km (302.4 mi)	1872−1892		Yes
Istanbul–Pythio railway †	Istanbul – Çerkezköy – Pehlivanköy – Uzunköprü – Hudut	281.4 km (174.9 mi)	280.9 km (174.5 mi)	1871−1873		Yes
Pehlivanköy–Svilengrad railway †	Pehlivanköy – Edirne – Kapıkule – Hudut	80 km (50 mi)	67.9 km (42.2 mi)	1971		Yes
Marmaray Tunnel	Ayrılık Çeşmesi – Üsküdar – Sirkeci – Kazlıçeşme	13.5 km (8.4 mi)		2013		Yes
Alexandroupoli–Svilengrad railway †	Hudut – Karaağaç – Hudut	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	Arifiye – Adapazarı	8.4 km (5.2 mi)		1899		Yes
Muratlı–Tekirdağ railway	Muratlı – Tekirdağ	31 km (19 mi)		2010		Yes
Mandıra–Kırklareli railway	Mandıra – Kırklareli	45.6 km (28.3 mi)		1912	1987
Fenerbahçe branch	Feneryolu – Fenerbahçe	1.4 km (0.87 mi)		1873	1928

District 2

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	Polatlı – Sincan – Ankara	576.6 km (358.3 mi)	89.9 km (55.9 mi)	1892		Yes
Ankara–Kars railway	Ankara – Irmak – Kırıkkale – Yerköy – Kayseri	1,365.2 km (848.3 mi)	379.9 km (236.1 mi)	1927		Yes (Partially)
Irmak–Zonguldak railway	Irmak – Çankırı – Karabük – Zonguldak – Kozlu	80 km (50 mi)		1931−1943
Ulukışla–Boğazköprü railway	Ulukışla – Niğde – Bor – Boğazköprü	171.8 km (106.8 mi)		1932−1933		Yes
Secondary/Branch Lines
Ereğli–Armutçuk railway	Ereğli – Armutçuk	13 km (8.1 mi)		1953	1990s		Built as part of a planned extension from Zonguldak, but never completed. Line remained isolated.

District 3

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

Railway	Route	Length	District Length	Opened	Abandoned	Electrification
Main lines
İzmir–Eğirdir railway	İzmir – Selçuk – Aydın– Nazilli – Goncalı – (Denizli)	470.3 km (292.2 mi)	260.6 km (161.9 mi)	1860−1889		Yes (Partially)
İzmir–Afyon railway	İzmir – Menemen – Manisa – Turgutlu – Alaşehir – Uşak – Dumlupınar	421.7 km (262.0 mi)	357.7 km (222.3 mi)	1865−1890		Yes (Partially)
Manisa–Bandırma railway	Manisa – Akhisar – Soma – Balıkesir – Bandırma	275.1 km (170.9 mi)		1890−1912		Yes
Torbalı–Ödemiş railway	Torbalı – Bayındır – Çatal – Ödemiş	60.2 km (37.4 mi)		1883−1884		Under construction
Secondary/Branch Lines
Menemen–Aliağa railway	Menemen – Aliağa	24.8 km (15.4 mi)		1996		Yes
Turgutlu–Kemalpaşa railway	Çobanisa – Kemalpaşa	27.8 km (17.3 mi)		2014
Çatal–Tire railway	Çatal – Tire	8.7 km (5.4 mi)		1883
Ortaklar–Söke railway	Ortaklar – Söke	22 km (14 mi)		1890
Bornova branch	Halkapınar – Bornova	5 km (3.1 mi)		1866	1995
Buca branch	Şirinyer – Buca	2.5 km (1.6 mi)		1872	2006
Seydiköy branch	Gaziemir – Seydiköy	1.4 km (0.87 mi)		1860	1987

District 4

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	Kayseri – Sivas – Divriği – Erzincan – Erzurum – Kars	1,365.2 km (848.3 mi)	985.3 km (612.2 mi)	1913−1939		Yes (Partially)
Samsun–Kalın railway	Kalın – Turhal – Amasya – Samsun	377.7 km (234.7 mi)		1927−1931
Kars–Tbilisi railway †	Kars – Akyaka – Hudut	298 km (185 mi)	64.2 km (39.9 mi)	1899
Kars–Akhalkalaki railway †	Mezra – Karakale – Hudut	105 km (65 mi)	78.3 km (48.7 mi)	2017
Samsun–Çarşamba railway‡	Samsun – Çarşamba	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	Hanlı – Bostankaya	44 km (27 mi)		1994
Tecer–Kangal bypass	Tecer – Kangal	47 km (29 mi)		2012
Samsun–Gelemen railway	Samsun – Tekkeköy	11.5 km (7.1 mi)		1983

District 5

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

Railway	Route	Length	District Length	Opened	Abandoned	Electrification
Main lines
Fevzipaşa–Kurtalan railway	Narlı – Malatya – Yolçatı – Ergani – Diyarbakır – Batman – Kurtalan	663.3 km (412.2 mi)	594.7 km (369.5 mi)	1929−1944		Yes
Malatya–Çetinkaya railway	Malatya – Hekimhan – Çetinkaya	139.7 km (86.8 mi)		1936−1937		Yes
Yolçatı–Tatvan railway	Yolçatı – Elazığ – Muş – Tatvan	363.7 km (226.0 mi)		1934−1965
Van–Sufian railway †	Van Pier – Van – Özalp – Hudut	257.5 km (160.0 mi)	116.6 km (72.5 mi)	1971
Secondary/Branch Lines
Bozdemir–Mazıdağı railway	Bozdemir – Mazıdağı	53 km (33 mi)		2021
Malatya city railway	Malatya – Malatya City	2.9 km (1.8 mi)		1994	1974

District 6

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	Adana – Yenice – Tarsus – Mersin	68.4 km (42.5 mi)		1886		Yes (Partially)
Adana–Aleppo railway †	Adana – Ceyhan – Toprakkale – Osmaniye – Fevzipaşa – Hudut	297.4 km (184.8 mi)	174.7 km (108.6 mi)	1912−1917		Yes (Partially)
Konya–Yenice railway	Konya – Karaman – Ereğli – Ulukışla – Pozantı – Yenice	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	Fevzipaşa – Köprüağzı – Narlı	663.3 km (412.2 mi)	68.6 km (42.6 mi)	1929		Yes
Toprakkale–İskenderun railway	Toprakkale – Erzin – İskenderun	58.9 km (36.6 mi)		1912		Yes
Narlı–Karkamış railway	Narlı – Gaziantep – Nizip – Karkamış	174.9 km (108.7 mi)		1953−1960		Yes (Partially)
Aleppo–Nusaybin railway †	Hudut – Çobanbey – Karkamış – Ceylanpınar – Şenyurt – Nusaybin – Hudut	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	Köprüağzı – Kahramanmaraş	27.9 km (17.3 mi)		1948
Şenyurt–Mardin railway	Şenyurt – Mardin	24.3 km (15.1 mi)		1918	2014		Abandoned due to the outbreak of the Syrian Civil War

District 7

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	Eskişehir – Alayunt – Afyonkarahisar – Akşehir – Konya	594.8 km (369.6 mi)		1894−1896		Yes (Partially)
İzmir–Afyon railway	Dumlupınar – Banaz – Afyonkarahisar	421.7 km (262.0 mi)	64 km (40 mi)	1890
İzmir–Eğirdir railway	Goncalı – Çardak – Sütlaç – Dinar – Karakuyu – Gümüşgün – Bozanönü – Eğirdir	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	Balıkesir – Tavşanlı – Kütahya – Alayunt	262.6 km (163.2 mi)		1928−1932		Yes
Afyon–Karakuyu railway	Afyonkarahisar – Sandıklı – Karakuyu	112.4 km (69.8 mi)		1935−1936
Secondary/Branch Lines
Gümüşgün–Burdur railway	Gümüşgün – Burdur	23.9 km (14.9 mi)		1936
Bozanönü–Isparta railway	Bozanönü – Isparta	13.3 km (8.3 mi)		1936
Kütahya–Seyitömer railway	Kütahya – Seyitömer	26.5 km (16.5 mi)		1962
Tavşanlı–Tunçbilek railway	Tavşanlı – Tunçbilek	13.3 km (8.3 mi)		1944
Sütlaç–Çivril railway	Sütlaç – Çivril	30.2 km (18.8 mi)		1889	1988

District 8 (HSR)

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	Ankara – Polatlı – Eskişehir – Bilecik – Sapanca – İzmit – Gebze – Istanbul	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	Polatlı – Konya	212 km (132 mi)	2011	Yes
Ankara–Sivas high-speed railway	Ankara – Kırıkkale – Yerköy – Yozgat – Sivas	394.5 km (245.1 mi)	2023	Yes

Under construction

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

Other railways

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

Railway lines by opening dates

Imperial Era

Railway	Section	Length	Opening Date	Original Company	Nationalized	Notes
İzmir–Eğirdir railway	Alsancak – Torbalı	50.5 km (31.4 mi)	December 1860	Ottoman Railway Company	1 June 1935
	Gaziemir – Seydiköy	1.4 km (0.87 mi)	December 1860			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	Basmane – Manisa	66 km (41 mi)	10 October 1865	Smyrna Cassaba Railway	1 June 1934
İzmir–Afyon railway	Manisa – Turgutlu	16.8 km (10.4 mi)	10 January 1866	Smyrna Cassaba Railway	1 June 1934
İzmir–Eğirdir railway	Selçuk – Aydın	52.9 km (32.9 mi)	1 July 1866	Ottoman Railway Company	1 June 1935
İzmir–Afyon railway	Halkapınar – Bornova	5 km (3.1 mi)	25 October 1866	Smyrna Cassaba Railway	1 June 1934
Istanbul–Pythio railway	Yedikule – Küçükçekmece	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	Şirinyer – Buca	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	Haydarpaşa – Pendik	26.2 km (16.3 mi)	22 September 1872	Ottoman Government		Acquired by the CFOA in 1888.
Istanbul–Ankara railway	Pendik – Gebze	19.2 km (11.9 mi)	1 January 1873	Ottoman Government		Acquired by the CFOA in 1888.
Istanbul–Pythio railway	Hadımköy – Edirne	236.8 km (147.1 mi)	4 April 1873	Oriental Railway	25 December 1936
Istanbul–Ankara railway	Feneryolu – Fenerbahçe	1.4 km (0.87 mi)	27 April 1873	Ottoman Government		Abandoned in 1928
Istanbul–Ankara railway	Gebze – İzmit	46.9 km (29.1 mi)	August 1873	Ottoman Government		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
İzmir–Eğirdir railway	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)	1 September 1883
Torbalı–Ödemiş railway	Çatal – Ödemiş	24.9 km (15.5 mi)	1884
Mersin–Adana railway	Mersin – Adana	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
İzmir–Eğirdir railway	Goncalı – Denizli	9.3 km (5.8 mi)	13 October 1889			Denizli branch
Sütlaç–Çivril railway	Sütlaç – Çivril	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	Smyrna Cassaba Railway	1 June 1934
Ortaklar–Söke railway	Ortaklar – Söke	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	Bursa – Mudanya	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	Eskişehir – Alayunt	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	Tbilisi – Kars	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
Konya–Yenice railway	Bulgurluk – Ulukışla	36.5 km (22.7 mi)	1 July 1911	Baghdad Railway	3 March 1924
Mandıra–Kırklareli railway	Mandıra – Kırklareli	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
Konya–Yenice railway	Yenice – Durak	17.9 km (11.1 mi)	27 April 1912		3 March 1924
Adana–Aleppo railway	Adana – Mamure	96.8 km (60.1 mi)	27 April 1912		27 April 1933
Toprakkale–İskenderun railway	Toprakkale – İskenderun	58.9 km (36.6 mi)	1 November 1912		30 June 1937
Adana–Aleppo railway	Fevzipaşa – Aleppo	156 km (97 mi)	1 December 1912		30 June 1937
Aleppo–Nusaybin railway	Aleppo – Karkamış	104.4 km (64.9 mi)	1 December 1912		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	Kağıthane – Ağaçlı	43 km (27 mi)	July 1915	Ottoman Army		Abandoned in the 1920s
Kağıthane–Kemerburgaz railway	Kemerburgaz – Çiftalan	14 km (8.7 mi)	30 June 1916	Ottoman Army		Abandoned in the 1920s
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
Ankara–Kars railway	Erzurum – Yeniköy	50 km (31 mi)	1916	Imperial Russian Army		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	Şenyurt – Mardin	24.3 km (15.1 mi)			27 April 1948

Republican Era

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	Ankara – Yahşihan	85.8 km (53.3 mi)	17 April 1925	Railway Construction and Management Administration
Ankara–Kars railway	Yahşihan – Yerköy	115 km (71 mi)	20 November 1925	Railway Construction and Management Administration
Samsun–Çarşamba railway	Samsun – Çarşamba	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	Kavak – Havza	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	Kütahya – Tavşanlı	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	Irmak – Çankırı	102.2 km (63.5 mi)	23 April 1931
Samsun–Kalın railway	Kunduz – Yıldız	63 km (39 mi)	31 August 1931
Samsun–Kalın railway	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	Ulukışla – Niğde	59 km (37 mi)	30 November 1932
Samsun–Kalın railway	Samsun – Kavak	47.5 km (29.5 mi)	15 December 1932
Boğazköprü–Ulukışla railway	Boğazköprü – İncesu	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	Karakuyu – Sandıklı	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	Bozanönü – Isparta	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	Gümüşgün – Burdur	24 km (15 mi)	1 October 1936
Malatya–Çetinkaya railway	Yazıhan – Hekimhan	37 km (23 mi)	1 November 1936
Irmak–Zonguldak railway	Filyos – Çatalağzı	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
Fevzipaşa–Kurtalan railway	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
Yolçatı–Tatvan railway	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]
Narlı–Karkamış railway	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	Pehlivanköy – Svilengrad	80 km (50 mi)	23 May 1971	Turkish State Railways Bulgarian State Railways
Van–Sufian railway	Van Pier – Razi	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	Menemen – Aliağa	24.8 km (15.4 mi)	1996
Ankara–Istanbul high-speed railway	Esenkent – Eskişehir	206 km (128 mi)	13 March 2009
Ankara–Istanbul high-speed railway	Sincan – Esenkent	15 km (9.3 mi)	13 March 2010
Muratlı–Tekirdağ railway	Muratlı – Tekirdağ	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
Ankara–Kars railway	Tecer – Kangal	47 km (29 mi)	2012			Tecer-Kangal bypass
Marmaray Tunnel	Kazlıçeşme – Ayrılık Çeşmesi	14 km (8.7 mi)	29 October 2013
Turgutlu–Kemalpaşa railway	Çobanisa – Kemalpaşa	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
	Ahmetpınar – Alifuatpaşa	71.5 km (44.4 mi)
	Köseköy – Sapanca	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	Bozdemir – Mazıdağı	53 km (33 mi)	2021
Ankara–Sivas high-speed railway	Kayaş – Yapı	394.5 km (245.1 mi)	26 April 2023

Urban Railways

Rapid Transit

Line	Route	Length	Stations	Opened (First)	Electrification	Notes
Istanbul Metro
M1	Yenikapı ↔ Atatürk Airport / Kirazlı	28.6 km (17.8 mi)	23	3 September 1989	750 V DC Overhead line	First modern rapid transit line in Turkey.
M2	Yenikapı ↔ Hacıosman	23.49 km (14.60 mi)	16	16 September 2000	750 V DC Third rail
M3	Kirazlı ↔ Kayaşehir Merkez	18 km (11 mi)	13	14 June 2013	1,500 V DC Overhead line
M4	Kadıköy ↔ Sabiha Gökçen Havalimanı	33.5 km (20.8 mi)	23	17 August 20212	1,500 V DC Overhead line	First metro line Istanbul's Asian side.
M5	Üsküdar ↔ Sultanbeyli	20 km (12 mi)	16	15 December 2017	750 V DC Overhead line
M6	Levent ↔ Boğaziçi Üniversitesi	3.3 km (2.1 mi)	4	19 April 2015	750 V DC Third rail
M7	Yıldız ↔ Mahmutbey	20 km (12 mi)	17	28 October 2020	1,500 V DC Overhead line
M8	Bostancı ↔ Parseller	14.27 km (8.87 mi)	13	6 January 2023
M9	Olimpiyat ↔ Bahariye	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	Kağıthane ↔ Kargo Terminali	34 km (21 mi)	7	22 January 2023		Istanbul Airport rapid metro line.
Ankara Metro
Ankaray	Dikimevi ↔ AŞTİ	8.5 km (5.3 mi)	11	30 August 1996	750 V DC Third rail
M1	OSB-Törekent ↔ Koru	46.61 km (28.96 mi)	36	29 December 1997		Longest metro line in Turkey.
M4	Kızılay ↔ Şehitler	12.5 km (7.8 mi)	12	5 January 2017
İzmir Metro
M1	Evka 3 ↔ Fahrettin Altay	19.8 km (12.3 mi)	17	22 May 2000	750 V DC Third rail
Bursaray
M1	Arabayatağı ↔ Emek	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	Kestel ↔ Uludağ Üniversitesi	31.1 km (19.3 mi)	32	24 April 2002		10.8 km (6.7 mi) of route is shared by both lines.
Adana Metro
Adana Metro	Hastane ↔ Akıncılar	13.5 km (8.4 mi)	13	14 May 2010	750 V DC Overhead line

Funicular railways

Line	Route	Length	Stations	Opened (First)	Notes
Istanbul Metro
F1	Taksim ↔ Kabataş	594 m (1,949 ft)	2	29 June 2006
Tünel	Beyoğlu ↔ Karaköy	573 m (1,880 ft)	2	17 January 1875	First underground urban railway in continental Europe.
F3	Seyrantepe ↔ Vadistanbul	750 m (2,460 ft)	2	29 October 2017
F4	Rumeli Hisarüstü ↔ Aşiyan	850 m (2,790 ft)	2	28 October 2022

Trams/Light Rail

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+1⁄2 in)
Antalya	Heritage tram	1	5 km (3.1 mi)	11	1999	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

References

^ Milliyet, 27 October 1953
^ Milliyet, 28 December 1959

[milliyet1-1] Milliyet, 27 October 1953

[milliyet2-2] Milliyet, 28 December 1959

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