The Pamukkale Express (Turkish: Pamukkale Ekspresi) is a passenger train operated daily by the Turkish State Railways between Eskişehir and Denizli. The train covers a distance of 421 km (262 mi) in a scheduled time of 7 hours and 55 minutes through mountainous and mostly rural central Anatolia.

Pamukkale Express

A southbound train at Alayunt junction.
Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
Status	Operating
Locale	Central Turkey
First service	28 August 1978[1]
Current operator(s)	Turkish State Railways
Route
Termini	Eskişehir Denizli
Stops	31
Distance travelled	421 km (262 mi)
Average journey time	7 hours, 55 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
On-board services
Catering facilities	At-seat snack service
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Route map Legend km km 0 Eskişehir 14 Kızılinler 45 Sabuncupınar 54 Uluköy 66 Alayunt loop 76 Kütahya 86 Alayunt Müselles 106 Çöğürler 120 Değirmenözü 133 Döğer 147 İhsaniye İzmir Blue Train & Konya Blue Train 161 Gazlıgöl Tınaztepe 204 181 Afyon Kocatepe 216 loop Çiğiltepe 227 Konya Blue Train Sandıklı 246 Ekinova 265 Karakuyu 293 discontinued in 2008 Dinar 308 Çapalı Sütlaç 350 İncesu Evciler 340 Keçiborlu Dazkırı 355 Gümüşgün Çardak 375 Kırıkçayır Bozkurt 381 Bozanönü Kaklık 400 Basmane-Denizli Regional & Söke-Denizli Regional 432 Goncalı 441 Denizli km km This diagram: view talk edit

The Pamukkale Express formerly operated as a night train between Haydarpaşa Terminal in İstanbul and Denizli, with through cars to Burdur and Isparta.[2] In 2008 train service was suspended for seven years until being revived in 2015 as a day train on its current route.

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