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Eskişehir-Afyon Regional

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Eskişehir-Afyon Regional
A southbound train at Alayunt in 2012.
Overview
Service typeRegional rail
StatusOperating
LocaleCentral Turkey
First service17 May 2010
Current operator(s)TCDD Taşımacılık
Former operator(s)Turkish State Railways (Until 2016)
Route
TerminiEskişehir station, Eskişehir
Ali Çetinkaya station, Afyonkarahisar
Stops15
Distance travelled171 km (106 mi)
Average journey time3 hours, 24 minutes
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)72405 (Northbound)
72406 (Southbound)
On-board services
Class(es)Coach class
Seating arrangements2+1
Catering facilitiesAt-seat snack service
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)

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.

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