İzmir Blue Train

İzmir Blue Train

Eastbound Izmir Blue Train #31127 waits to depart Alsancak Terminal with DE22086 leading.
Overview
Service type	Intercity rail
Status	Operating
Locale	Western Turkey
First service	1983
Current operator(s)	TCDD Taşımacılık
Former operator(s)	Turkish State Railways
Route
Start	Basmane Terminal, İzmir
Stops	29
End	Central Station, Ankara
Distance travelled	824 km (512 mi)
Average journey time	13 hours, 05 minutes (eastbound) 13 hours, 42 minutes (westbound)
Service frequency	Nightly each way
Train number(s)	31127 (eastbound) 21128 (westbound)
On-board services
Class(es)	1st class coach 1st class sleeper
Seating arrangements	Coach seating
Sleeping arrangements	Sleeping car
Catering facilities	Dining car
Observation facilities	prohibited
Entertainment facilities	TCDD music service
Baggage facilities	At select stations
Technical
Rolling stock	TVS2000
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	120 km/h (75 mph)
Track owner(s)	TCDD Taşımacılık
Route map Legend Distance     Station 0       Alsancak 2 km (1.2 mi) Halkapınar 17 km (10.6 mi) Çiğli 31 km (19 mi) Menemen İzmir/Manisa border 66 km (41 mi) Manisa 93 km (58 mi) Turgutlu 105 km (65 mi) Urganlı 113 km (70 mi) Ahmetli 131 km (81 mi) Salihli 153 km (95 mi) Kavaklıdere 168 km (104 mi) Alaşehir 187 km (116 mi) Konaklar Manisa/Uşak border 207 km (129 mi) Güneyköy 217 km (135 mi) Eşme 252 km (157 mi) İnay 286 km (178 mi) Uşak 327 km (203 mi) Banaz 345 km (214 mi) Oturak Uşak/Kütahya border 357 km (222 mi) Dumlupınar 372 km (231 mi) Yıldırım Kemal Kütahya/Afyon border 421 km (262 mi) Afyon 441 km (274 mi) Hamam 455 km (283 mi) İhsaniye 469 km (291 mi) Döğer Afyon/Kütahya border 516 km (321 mi) Alayunt Müselles 526 km (327 mi) Kütahya 536 km (333 mi) Alayunt 538 km (334 mi) Uluköy 547 km (340 mi) Sabuncupınar Kütahya/Eskişehir border 569 km (354 mi) Gökçekısık 592 km (368 mi) Eskişehir 631 km (392 mi) Alpu 653 km (406 mi) Beylikova 684 km (425 mi) Yunusemre 697 km (433 mi) Sazak Eskişehir/Ankara border 746 km (464 mi) Beylikköprü 765 km (475 mi) Polatlı 794 km (493 mi) Temelli 800 km (497 mi) Malıköy 830 km (516 mi) Sincan 855 km (531 mi) Ankara

The İzmir Blue Train (Turkish: İzmir Mavi Tren) is one of the 3, still operating, "Blue Train" services. The train operates between Alsancak Terminal in İzmir and Central Station in Ankara.