Turistik Doğu Ekspresi — Ankara–Kars / Kars–Ankara
Turistik Doğu Ekspresi — Ankara–Kars / Kars–Ankara is a toddler-friendly tourist, scenic and overnight train ride in Official termini: Tarihi Ankara Garı, Ankara, Türkiye; Kars Garı, Kars, Türkiye. Stored coordinates represent the Ankara departure terminal; the reverse Kars terminal is documented in notes., Ankara / Kars. The ride lasts Exact end-to-end duration not published; the official 2025–2026 notice describes the route as 1,360 km and publishes sightseeing-stop dwell times rather than a total journey duration, costs Room price, not per person: Ankara–Kars ₺16,500 low-season / ₺20,000 high-season; Kars–Ankara ₺15,000 low-season / ₺18,000 high-season for adults and Not published; the official 2026–2027 PDF lists room prices only for children, and children under two ride Not published; ride-specific child/infant rules were not established for the sleeping-car service.
TCDD Taşımacılık’s current official detail page says the Turistik Doğu Ekspresi returns for the 2026–2027 winter season, with 35 departures each direction and sightseeing stops at Erzincan/Erzurum eastbound and İliç/Divriği/Sivas westbound. The linked official PDF, “Turistik Doğu Ekspresi Sefer Tarihleri ve Oda Fiyatları,” publishes all 70 departure dates and room prices. The room-price table is not a per-person fare table; child, stroller and accessibility policies were not published on the opened ride sources. The single stored coordinate pair represents independently geocoded Ankara Garı (39.9360386, 32.8437962). Kars Garı is the reverse-direction terminal; its independently geocoded point is 40.6051803, 43.1063641 and is preserved here because the schema stores one point.