List of Turkish railways

The following railways operate or operated in Anatolia, Turkey and in former lands of the Ottoman Empire.

Operating Railways

Railway	Mark	Start Year	End Year	Successor	Notes
Turkish State Railways	TCDD	1927			Only common carrier in Turkey.
İZBAN	İZBAN	2010			Commuter railway, owned 50% by TCDD.

AntRay

Railway	Mark	Start Year	End Year	Successor	Notes
Ottoman Railway Company	ORC	1856	1935	Turkish State Railways	First railway in Anatolia
Smyrna Cassaba Railway	SCP	1863	1935	Turkish State Railways
Oriental Railway	CO	1868	1927	TCDD, CFFH, BDZ and others	This major railway operated in the European part of the Ottoman Empire.
Ottoman Government		1872	1873	Chemins de Fer Ottomans d'Anatolie	Operated a railway line from Istanbul to Izmit.
Transcaucasus Railway		1872	1927	Turkish State Railways and Soviet Railways	Russian railway, operated a rail line into Kars.
Anatolian Railway	CFOA	1880	1927	Chemins de fer d'Anatolie Baghdad
Mersin-Tarsus-Adana Railway	MTA	1886	1906	Chemins du Fer Impérial Ottomans de Bagdad
Mudanya-Bursa Railway	CFMB	1892	1931	Turkish State Railways	Not connected to the national system.
Baghdad Railway	CFIO	1899	1927	Chemins de fer d'Anatolie Baghdad	Baghdad Railway
Cillicia and Northern Syria Railway	CNS	1918	1927	Chemins de Fer Bozanti Alep Nissibine et Prolongements
Baghdad and Anatolian Railway		1924	1927	Turkish State Railways
Samsun-Çarşamba railway		1924	1929	Turkish State Railways	750mm narrow gauge line. Not connected to the national network.
Chemins de Fer Bozanti Alep Nissibine et Prolongements	BANP	1927	1933	Turkish State Railways
Southern Railways	CD	1933	1948	Turkish State Railways

Name	Start Year	End Year	Successor
Société des Tramways de Constantinople	1871	1939	IETT
Üsküdar Kadıköy Halk Tramwayları	1928	1939	IETT
İzmir Tramways	1890	1960s

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