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Konya Blue Train
Konya Mavi Treni

The train on its inaugural run just after departing Alsancak.
Overview
Service type	Intercity rail
Locale	Western Turkey
First service	16 August 2012
Current operator(s)	TCDD Taşımacılık
Former operator(s)	Turkish State Railways
Route
Termini	Basmane Terminal, İzmir Konya
Distance travelled	693 km (431 mi)
Service frequency	Daily each way
On-board services
Class(es)	1st class coach 1st class sleeper
Disabled access	Limited
Seating arrangements	Coach Seating
Sleeping arrangements	Sleeping Car
Catering facilities	Dining Car
Technical
Rolling stock	TVS2000
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	100 km/h (62 mph)
Track owner(s)	TCDD
Route map Legend Distance Station 0 km 0 mi İzmir Alsancak (2012-17) 2 km (1 mi) Halkapınar Bypassed 2016 17 km (11 mi) Çiğli / 31 km (19 mi) Menemen 38 km (24 mi) Emiralem 45 km (28 mi) Ayvacık 56 km (35 mi) Muradiye 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 207 km (129 mi) Güneyköy 217 km (135 mi) Eşme 234 km (145 mi) Ahmetler 252 km (157 mi) İnay 286 km (178 mi) Uşak 312 km (194 mi) Nohutova 327 km (203 mi) Banaz 345 km (214 mi) Oturak 357 km (222 mi) Dumlupınar 372 km (231 mi) Yıldırım Kemal 421 km (262 mi) Afyonkarahisar 467 km (290 mi) Çay 493 km (306 mi) Sultandağı 519 km (322 mi) Akşehir 546 km (339 mi) Argıthan 563 km (350 mi) Çavuşçugöl 576 km (358 mi) Ilgın 603 km (375 mi) Kadınhanı 627 km (390 mi) Sarayönü 674 km (419 mi) Kayacık 683 km (424 mi) Horozluhan 693 km (431 mi) Konya This diagram: view talk edit

The Konya Blue Train (Turkish: Konya Mavi Treni), previously referred to as the Mevlana Express is an overnight intercity train operating between İzmir and Konya since 16 August 2012. The inaugural train will departed Alsancak Terminal in İzmir at 8:00pm (EEST) after an opening ceremony which the minister of transport, Binali Yıldırım will attend. The train follows the former Smyrna Cassaba Railway's mainline to Afyon passing through Manisa, Alaşehir, Uşak, Afyon and Konya. The Konya Blue Train is the first train service to operate east of Uşak, to Afyon, since the cancellation of the İzmir-Diyarbakır Postal Train several years ago.

Consists

• DE 22 000, Head End Power Car, Coach, Coach, Coach, Coach, Diner, sleeper

References

1. Sometimes DE 33 000 may be used instead.

External links

• Konya Mavi Treni

• Named passenger trains of Turkey
• Railway services introduced in 2012
• 2012 establishments in Turkey