Anatolian Railway Company

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The Anatolian Railway Company was a late 19th-century railway enterprise that developed and operated key rail lines in the Ottoman Empire, particularly across Anatolia.

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instanceOf joint-stock company
railway company
alsoKnownAs Chemins de fer Ottomans d’Anatolie
Société du Chemin de fer Ottoman d’Anatolie
builtLine Ankara–Kayas extension
Eskisehir–Afyon railway
Eskisehir–Konya railway
Istanbul–Izmit railway
Izmit–Ankara railway
connectedCity Afyon
Ankara
Eskisehir
linked to: Eskişehir

Istanbul
Izmit
Konya
constructionStart late 1880s
country Ottoman Empire
dissolution early 20th century
foundedBy Deutsche Bank
German financiers
gauge standard gauge
grantedBy Ottoman government
linked to: Ottoman authorities
hasConcessionFor railway construction in Anatolia
hasMajorShareholder Deutsche Bank
headquartersLocation Istanbul
historicalPeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
inception 1888
industry rail transport
influenced Baghdad Railway Company
linked to: Baghdad Railway
operatedLine Eskisehir–Afyon railway
Eskisehir–Konya railway
Istanbul–Ankara railway
operatingArea Anatolia
partOf Ottoman railway network
linked to: Baghdad Railway
peakNetworkLength approximately 1,000 km
preceded Baghdad Railway project
linked to: Baghdad Railway
primaryLanguageOfOperation French
German
Ottoman Turkish
status defunct
strategicRole facilitated German economic and political influence in the Ottoman Empire
improved military mobility within Anatolia
supported agricultural and mineral exports from Anatolia
successor Turkish State Railways
supportedBy German Empire
trackGauge 1435 mm
usedTechnology steam locomotives

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Haydarpaşa Railway Station builtBy Anatolian Railway Company
Turkish State Railways precededBy Anatolian Railway Company
Anatolian Railway Company alsoKnownAs Chemins de fer Ottomans d’Anatolie
linked to: Anatolian Railway Company
Anatolian Railway Company alsoKnownAs Société du Chemin de fer Ottoman d’Anatolie
linked to: Anatolian Railway Company
Baghdad Railway mainContractor Anatolian Railway Company
Baghdad Railway relatedTo Anatolian Railway
linked to: Anatolian Railway Company