The new touristic train routes of Turkey

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Rail Freight »

Record in rail freight

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Passenger »

Istanbul-Ankara sleeper service to start

Passenger trains: Full of surprises

Urban Transport »

How to get to high speed train stations in Istanbul?

Marmaray grew fast

Railway Infrastructure »

Baku train changed gauge at Akhalkalaki successfully

Marmaray opening seems postponed

Railway Companies »

Which companies will be permitted for rail transport?

Tough topics on table for new top management of railways

Rolling Stock »

Tulomsas unveiled another locomotive

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Rail Industry »

Tulomsas unveiled new car carrier

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Philip Dyer-Perry

How is it that tickets are immediately sold out as soon as they are released for sale? Do travel agencies buy all the places? What is TCDD doing to make it possible for ordinary passengers to reserve sleeping-car places?

Petra Collins

Passenger rail travel needs to be marketed and encouraged locally and abroad as a
pleasurable experience and a relaxed and leisurely way of travel. Dining car offerings need
to be upgraded. It is really a wonderful way to explore and enjoy the country. Bring back Haydarapasa!! What a fantastic way to leave and enter that wonderful city.

Iain Taylor

Another slight problem with the timetable information on the TCDD website as regards regional trains is that, for example, if I wanted to check the times of trains from Basmane to Torbali, I would need to look at 5 different files to get the whole picture: Basmane – Denizli. Basmane – Nazilli; Basmane – Soke; Basmane – Tire and Basmane – Odemis. If I want to make the short journey from Aydin to Nazilli, I still need to check 4 files. From the point of view of a traveller, I don’t see the point in listing the Basmane – Nazilli services separately from Basmane – Denizli, although it maybe suits administrators.