İzmir–Eğirdir railway
| İzmir–Eğirdir railway | |
|---|---|
Looking north at Develiköy. | |
| Overview | |
| Status | Operational |
| Owner | Turkish State Railways |
| Locale | Western Anatolia |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 32 (Operational) 47 (Total) |
| Service | |
| Type | Heavy rail |
| System | Turkish State Railways |
| Operator(s) | TCDD Taşımacılık |
| History | |
| Opened | December 1860 (first section) 1 November 1912 (final section) |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 463 km (287.69 mi) |
| Number of tracks | 3 (Alsancak-Hilal) 2 (Hilal-Selçuk) 1 (Selçuk–Eğirdir) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Electrification | 25 kV (Alsancak–Selçuk) |
| Operating speed | 140 km/h (87 mph) (Cumaovası-Selçuk) 100 km/h (62 mph) (the rest) |
The İzmir–Eğirdir railway, commonly referred to as the İzmir–Aydın railway, is a main line in southwest Turkey. The railway was the former mainline of the Ottoman Railway Company (ORC) and the İzmir-Aydın section of the line was the first railway in Turkey. The line runs from Alsancak Terminal in İzmir to Bozanönü, where the Isparta branch begins. The short section east of Bozanönü to Eğirdir was abandoned in 2003. TCDD offers passenger service from İzmir to Denizli.