Pamukkale Express

Pamukkale Express
Pamukkale Express in 2022
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
StatusOperating
LocaleCentral Turkey
First service28 August 1978
Current operator(s)Turkish State Railways
Route
TerminiEskişehir
Denizli
Stops31
Distance travelled421 km (262 mi)
Average journey time7 hours, 55 minutes
Service frequencyDaily
On-board services
Catering facilitiesAt-seat snack service
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)

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.

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