Editing Eastern Express (section)

{{Short description|Train service in Turkey}}
{{for multi|the Turkish scenic train|Touristic Eastern Express|the newspaper|Eastern Express (newspaper)|the US airline service|Eastern Air Lines}}
{{Infobox rail service
| box_width   = 300
| name        = Eastern Express
| logo        = 
| logo_width  = 
| image       = Doğu ekspresi.jpg
| image_width = 300px
| caption     = 
| type        = [[Inter-city rail]]
| status      = Operating
| locale      = North-Central, Central, North-Eastern [[Anatolia]]
| predecessor = 
| first       = 1936
| last        = 
| successor   = 
| operator = [[TCDD Taşımacılık]]
| formeroperator= [[Turkish State Railways]]
| ridership   = 
| start       = [[Ankara railway station]]
| stops       = 47
| end         = [[Kars railway station]], [[Kars]]
| distance    = {{convert|1944|km|0|abbr=on}}
| journeytime = 32 hours, 27 minutes (Eastbound)
| frequency   = Daily
| trainnumber = 11410 (Eastbound)<br>41409 (Westbound)
| class       = 
| access      = Limited
| seating     = Coach
| sleeping    = 2 Couchettes<br/>Private sleeping cars
| autorack    = 
| catering    = Dining Car
| observation = 
| entertainment = 
| baggage     = Overhead baggage storage
| otherfacilities= 
| stock       = [[TVS2000]]
| gauge       = {{RailGauge|sg}}
| el          = Ankara-Sivas ([[25 kV AC]])
| speed       = {{convert|120|km/h|0|abbr=on}} max<br>{{convert|80|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average
| owners      = [[Turkish State Railways]]
| routenumber = 
| map         = {{Eastern Express|navbar=1}}
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| map_state   = collapsed
}}

The '''Eastern Express''' ({{langx|tr|Doğu Ekspresi}}) is an overnight [[passenger train]] operated by [[TCDD Taşımacılık]]. The train runs from [[Ankara railway station|Ankara]] to [[Kars railway station|Kars]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Doğu Ekspresi |url=https://www.tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr/tr/ana_hat_tren/detay/3 |website=[[TCDD Taşımacılık]] |access-date=2023-10-06 |archive-date=2023-06-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604040411/https://www.tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr/tr/ana_hat_tren/detay/3 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The train was the first overnight service east of [[Ankara]]. The Eastern Express stops in 7 [[provincial capitals]]: [[Ankara]], [[Kırıkkale]], [[Kayseri]], [[Sivas]], [[Erzincan]], [[Erzurum]] and [[Kars]].<ref name=S&R>The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Steam & Rail - By Colin Garratt and Max Wade-Mathews, page 400</ref> The first train ran in 1936 from  [[Istanbul]]'s [[Haydarpaşa Terminal]] to [[Çetinkaya railway station|Çetinkaya]].<ref name=TCDD>[http://www.trainsofturkey.com/w/pmwiki.php/History/TCDD TCDD History] - Trains and Railways of Turkey</ref>

Until the [[Ankara–Istanbul high-speed railway]] project, the train ran between Istanbul and Kars.

Due to the increasing popularity of the train, TCDD Taşımacılık added a second train named the [[Touristic Eastern Express]]. This new train operates three times a week with fewer stops and costs more than the regular Eastern Express train. The Touristic Eastern Express was inaugurated in 2019 from Ankara.