| Dostluk/Filia Express | |
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| Overview | |
| Service type | InterCity |
| Status | Terminated |
| Locale | European Turkey, northern Greece |
| First service | July 2005 |
| Last service | 2011-02-12 |
| Current operator(s) | TCDD, TrainOSE |
| Route | |
| Start | Sirkeci Terminal, Istanbul |
| No. of intermediate stops | 10 |
| End | Thessaloniki Rail Station, Thessaloniki |
| Average journey time | 13h03' (westbound), 12h19' (eastbound) |
| Service frequency | Daily each way |
| Train number(s) | 444/445, 81021/81022 |
| On-board services | |
| Sleeping arrangements | 5 TCDD Sleepers, 3 OSE Sleepers |
| Catering facilities | yes |
| Technical | |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Electrification | Istanbul to Pehlivankoy |
| Track owner(s) | TCDD Istanbul-Hudut OSE Pythion-Thessaloniki |
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The Dostluk or Filia Express (Turkish: Dostluk Ekspresi, Greek: Εξπρές Φιλίας), was an international InterCity train jointly operated by the Turkish State Railways (TCDD) and TrainOSE S.A. from July 2005 to February 2011, linking Istanbul's Sirkeci Terminal, Turkey and Thessaloniki, Greece. Eastbound trains (service 444/81021) departed daily at 19:48 from Thessaloniki arriving to Istanbul at 08:07. Westbound trains (service 81022/445) departed at 20:30 from Istanbul, arriving to Thessaloniki at 09:33.[1]
There were two trains on this service, one provided by TrainOSE and the other by TCDD. TrainOSE used OSE former SNCF type T2 sleeping cars while TCDD used TVS2000 type cars. The trains changed locomotives at Pythion railway station.
This train service was terminated on February 13, 2011.[2] This is due to cost cutting by Greek state-owned company TrainOSE.[3]
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