Topic: Istanbul

What happened to the Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad train?

The revival of the ITI corridor between Turkey, Iran and Pakistan has been long-awaited. Operations were about to begin a couple of weeks ago, with the train departing from Istanbul on 4 March and arriving...Read more

17-03-2021|Comment|author: Nikos Papatolios

Turkey’s train to China regular on the 2021 timetable

The rail freight service from Istanbul to Xi’an is now a regular on the timetables. The first China-bound train from Turkey departed on 4 December last year, and the second has just arrived in the...Read more

07-01-2021|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

From Belgium to Istanbul in less than six days thanks to new railway link

H.Essers and Rail Cargo Austria have joined forces to launch a new direct rail link between the Romanian city of Curtici and the Turkish city of Istanbul. H.Essers already has an existing connection between Genk in...Read more

06-07-2020|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen