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Anatolian Baghdad Railways

Railway company operating in Turkey between 1924 – 19271

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.2 It is headquartered in Ankara Province.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1924Founded1
  • HeadquartersAnkara Province1

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CFAB Map (1927)
Photo: Btian P. Dorsam, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

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.2

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Chemins de Fer Ottomans d'Anatolie1
  2. Succeeded Chemins du Fer Impérial Ottomans de Bagdad1
  3. Succeeded by State Railways and Seaports Administration1

Timeline

  1. May 27, 1927Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1924Founded Founded1

Sources

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