Anatolian Baghdad Railways

The Chemins de fer d'Anatolie Baghdad (Turkish: Anadolu-Bağdat Demiryolları Müdüriyet-i Umumiyesi, English: Anatolian Baghdad Railway) was the first national railway company of the Republic of Turkey. It was formed on 3 March 1924 by the Turkish Government to operate and later buy up stocks of the Ottoman Anatolian Railway as well as the Konya-Pozantı section of the former Baghdad Railway.[1] In 1927, the CFAB merged with the Eastern Railway and the Railway Construction and Management Administration to form the State Railways and Seaports Administration, which is the direct predecessor of the Turkish State Railways.[2]

Chemins de fer d'Anatolie Baghdad
The CFAB in 1927 (other railways in gray)
Overview
HeadquartersAnkara, Turkey
Reporting markCFAB
LocaleEastern Marmara, Central Anatolia
Dates of operation19241927
PredecessorCFOA, CIOB
SuccessorDDYL
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Length1,067 km (663 mi)

See also

References

  1. History of the CFAB - trainsofturkey.com
  2. Tanli Bora (2012). Tren Bir Hayattir. Istanbul: Iletisim Yayinlari. p. 76. ISBN 978-975-05-1064-9.

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