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Eastern Railway

One of the predecessor railways to the Turkish State Railways based in Erzurum Province, founded in 19251

The Eastern Railway (Turkish: Havali-yi Şarkiye Demiryolları İdaresi) was a 361 km (224 mi) long railway line operating in northern Turkey from 1925 to 1927. Along with the Anatolian—Baghdad Railways and the Railway Construction and Management Administration, the Eastern Railway was one of the three railways that merged in 1927, to form the State Railways and Seaports Administration, the direct predecessor to the Turkish State Railways.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1925Founded1
  • HeadquartersErzurum Province1

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The Eastern Railway (Turkish: Havali-yi Şarkiye Demiryolları İdaresi) was a 361 km (224 mi) long railway line operating in northern Turkey from 1925 to 1927. Along with the Anatolian—Baghdad Railways and the Railway Construction and Management Administration, the Eastern Railway was one of the three railways that merged in 1927, to form the State Railways and Seaports Administration, the direct predecessor to the Turkish State Railways.2

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Transcaucasus Railway1
  2. Succeeded by State Railways and Seaports Administration1

Timeline

  1. May 27, 1927Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1925Founded Founded1

Sources

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