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