Eskişehir-Afyon Regional

Regional rail in Turkey

Eskişehir-Afyon Regional

A southbound train at Alayunt in 2012.

Overview
Service type| Regional rail
Status| Operating
Locale| Central Turkey
First service| 17 May 2010
Current operator(s)| TCDD Taşımacılık
Former operator(s)| Turkish State Railways (Until 2016)
Route
Termini| Eskişehir station, Eskişehir
Ali Çetinkaya station, Afyonkarahisar
Stops| 15
Distance travelled| 171 km (106 mi)
Average journey time| 3 hours, 24 minutes
Service frequency| Daily
Train number(s)| 72405 (Northbound)
72406 (Southbound)
On-board services
Class(es)| Coach class
Seating arrangements| 2+1
Catering facilities| At-seat snack service
Technical
Track gauge| 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
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Legend

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Distance

| Station

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0 km

| Eskişehir
|  |

14 km (8.7 mi)

| Kızılinler
|  |

23 km (14.3 mi)

| Gökçekısık
|  |

35 km (21.7 mi)

| Porsuk
|  |

|  |  | Eskişehir

Kütahya
|  |

45 km (28.0 mi)

| Sabuncupınar
|  |

54 km (33.6 mi)

| Uluköy
|  |

66 km (41.0 mi)

| Alayunt
|  |

76 km (47.2 mi)

| Kütahya
|  |

96 km (59.7 mi)

| Çöğürler
|  |

110 km (68.4 mi)

| Değirmenözü
|  |

114 km (70.8 mi)

| Demirözü
|  |

|  |  | Kütahya

Afyon
|  |

123 km (76 mi)

| Döğer
|  |

137 km (85.1 mi)

| İhsaniye
|  |

151 km (93.8 mi)

| Gazlıgöl
|  |

171 km (106.3 mi)

| Afyonkarahisar
|  |  |  |  |  |

The Eskişehir-Afyon Regional, numbered as B73 (Turkish: Eskişehir-Afyon Bölgeseli), is a daily regional passenger train operating between Eskişehir and Afyon. The train serves as a connecting train for high-speed YHT trains, serving Eskişehir, to Kütahya and Afyon. Operated by TCDD Taşımacılık, one daily train in each direction makes the 171 km (106 mi) journey.

Service began on 17 May 2010, one year after the opening of the Ankara-Eskişehir high-speed railway.[1] The northbound train departs Afyon in the morning, while the southbound train departs Eskişehir in the evening.

## References

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1. ^ New Regional trains entering service

## External links

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* Train timetable
* TCDD Regional Trains
* Afyon Eskişehir Tren Saatleri (in Turkish)

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TCDD Taşımacılık routes

High-speed service|

* Ankara–Eskişehir
* Ankara–Istanbul
* Ankara–Konya
* Ankara–Karaman
* Ankara–Sivas
* Istanbul–Eskişehir
* Istanbul–Konya
* Istanbul–Karaman
* Istanbul–Sivas

International Service|

* Istanbul-Sofia Express
* Bosphorus Express
* Trans-Asia Express
* Van–Tehran

Mainline Service|

| Blue Trains|

* 4th of September Blue Train
* İzmir Blue Train
* Konya Blue Train

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Express Trains|

* 6th of September Express
* 17th of September Express
* Aegean Express
* Ankara Express
* Eastern Express
* Erciyes Express
* Lakes Express
* Lake Van Express
* Pamukkale Express
* Roses Express
* Southern Kurtalan Express
* Taurus Express

Touristic Trains|

* Touristic Eastern Express
* Ankara–Tatvan
* Ankara–Diyarbakır
* Erzurum–Kars
* Blackdiamond Express
* Touristic Salt Express

Regional Service|

| District 1|

* B11 Adapazarı–Gebze
* B12 İstanbul–Edirne
* B13 İstanbul–Uzunköprü

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District 2|

* B21 Ankara–Polatlı
* B22 Zonguldak–Karabük
* B23 Zonguldak–Gökçebey

District 3|

* B31 Basmane–Denizli
* B32 Basmane–Ödemiş
* B33 Basmane–Tire
* B34 Basmane–Uşak
* B35 Basmane–Alaşehir
* B36 Basmane–Nazilli
* B38 Manisa–Alaşehir
* B39 Söke–Denizli
* B310 Söke–Nazilli

District 4|

* B41 Sivas–Divriği
* B42 Erzincan–Divriği
* B43 Kars–Akyaka
* B45 Samsun–Amasya
* B? Sivas–Malatya
* B? Samsun–Sivas

District 5|

* B51 Diyarbakır–Batman
* B52 Elazığ–Tatvan

District 6|

* B61 Mersin–Adana
* B62 Mersin–İskenderun
* B64 Konya–Karaman
* B65 Gaziantep–Nizip

District 7|

* B71 Kütahya–Balıkesir
* B72 Eskişehir–Afyonkarahisar
* B73 Eskişehir–Kütahya
* B74 Eskişehir–Tavşanlı

Commuter service|

* Marmaray
* Başkentray
* İZBAN
* Gaziray

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Eskişehir Province

Settlements

| Center city|

* Eskişehir

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Districts
(İlçe)|

* Odunpazarı
* Tepebaşı

* Alpu
* Beylikova
* Çifteler
* Günyüzü
* Han
* İnönü
* Mahmudiye
* Mihalgazi
* Mihalıççık
* Sarıcakaya
* Seyitgazi
* Sivrihisar

All settlements|

* List of populated places in Eskişehir Province

Culture

| Universities|

* Anadolu University
* Eskişehir Osmangazi University

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Museums etc.|

* Eskişehir Aviation Museum
* Eskişehir Caricature Museum
* Eskişehir Eti Archaeology Museum
* Eskişehir Independence Museum
* Eskişehir Meerschaum Museum
* Modern Glass Art Museum
* Museum of woodworking
* Tayfun Talipoğlu Typewriter Museum
* Tülomsaş Museum
* Yılmaz Büyükerşen Wax Museum
* İnönü Military Quarter and War Museum

Monuments|

* Monument of Sivrihisar Airplane

Buildings and structures

| Modern

* Sazova Park
* Eskişehir Zoo

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Mosques|

* Kurşunlu Mosque and Complex
* Reşadiye Mosque
* Sivrihisar Grand Mosque

Churches|

* Holy Trinity Church

Dams|

* Beylikova Dam
* Gökçekaya Dam
* Kargı Dam
* Porsuk Dam
* Yenice Dam

Industry and mining|

* Tülomsaş
* Meerschaum (Sepiolite)

Transportation|

* Anadolu Airport
* Eskişehir Airport
* Alpu Railway Station
* Enveriye Railway Station
* Eskişehir Railway Station
* High Speed railway
* Eskişehir-Afyon Regional

Sports venues|

* New Eskişehir Stadium

Geographical features

* Sakarya River
* Porsuk River
* Gürleyik Waterfall

Eskişehir Province
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