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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
joint-stock company
ⓘ
railway company ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Chemins de fer Ottomans d’Anatolie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Société du Chemin de fer Ottoman d’Anatolie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtLine |
Ankara–Kayas extension
ⓘ
Eskisehir–Afyon railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Eskisehir–Konya railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Istanbul–Izmit railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Izmit–Ankara railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedCity |
Afyon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ankara NERFINISHED ⓘ Eskisehir NERFINISHED ⓘ Istanbul NERFINISHED ⓘ Izmit NERFINISHED ⓘ Konya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 1880s ⓘ |
| country | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| dissolution | early 20th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Deutsche Bank
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German financiers ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| grantedBy | Ottoman government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConcessionFor | railway construction in Anatolia ⓘ |
| hasMajorShareholder | Deutsche Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Istanbul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1888 ⓘ |
| industry | rail transport ⓘ |
| influenced | Baghdad Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedLine |
Eskisehir–Afyon railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eskisehir–Konya railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Istanbul–Ankara railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatingArea | Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ottoman railway network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakNetworkLength | approximately 1,000 km ⓘ |
| preceded | Baghdad Railway project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOfOperation |
French
ⓘ
German ⓘ Ottoman Turkish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1435 mm ⓘ |
| usedTechnology | steam locomotives ⓘ |
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