TCDD District 1 | |
Type: | Intercity rail |
System: | Turkish State Railways |
Status: | Operational |
Locale: | European Turkey, western Anatolia |
Stations: | 120 |
Open: | 1876 as the Central Anatolia Railway |
Owner: | Turkish State Railways |
Operator: | Turkish State Railways |
Linelength: | 876km (544miles) |
Electrification: | Overhead wire |
TCDD District 1 (Turkish: TCDD 1. Bölge) is one of the seven districts of the Turkish State Railways (TCDD). The headquarters are in Haydarpaşa Terminal in Istanbul.
Except for the Kırklareli Branch and the Pehlivanköy-Uzunköprü line, the entire district is electrified with over head catenary. The district, at a length of 876km (544miles) track, operates part of the Istanbul-Ankara Main Line from Haydapaşa to Polatlı, the old CO main line (Istanbul-Uzunköprü), the Edirne Cut-off, the Adapazarı Branch and the abandoned Kırklareli Branch. The district also operates rail service to the ports of Haydarpaşa and the Port of Derince. The district operates lines from Istanbul to other towns and cities such as: Çerkezköy, Uzunköprü, Edirne, Kapıkule, Gebze, İzmit, Adapazarı, Bilecik, Eskişehir and Polatlı.