Equally ambitious train routes spanned entire continents; most notably, the luxurious Orient-Express linked Paris to Istanbul’s Art Nouveau Sirkeci Station. Train travel has since fallen in and ...

A fire tore through the roof of a major train station on the Asian side of Istanbul before firefighters brought it under control. The Haydarpasa station, built by German architects early in the ...

By A. Humeyra Atilgan. ISTANBUL "Nowadays with the development of high speed trains, there is no need for Haydarpasa to be used as a train station any more.

ISTANBUL — Firefighters battled a blaze that engulfed the roof of Istanbul’s historic Haydarpasa train station building during restoration work Sunday, authorities s ...

For me, the decision to travel by train all the way across Europe, from Istanbul to London, was not because I was setting out to destroy a magic ring; rather, I was beginning a new chapter in my ...

On the current timetable, the train is scheduled to leave Sofia at 6.40pm and arrive at Istanbul Halkali station at 6.34am the next morning. Find out about our latest stories first — follow ...

Istanbul's historic Haydarpasa train station has been severely damaged by a fire which engulfed the roof of the building. The blaze broke out while restoration work was being carried out on the ...

The train to Istanbul departs from Sofia, Bulgaria (Getty/iStock) The journey ends as we clatter into Istanbul for 7.30am, disembarking bleary-eyed at Halikali station two hours later than planned.

How to plan the ultimate European rail adventure, from London to Istanbul by train. There are few trips more romantic than crossing a continent by rail, as landscapes and cultures change outside ...

For the final time, I step down off the train, ambling up the platform at Halkali station as the morning call to prayer floats out across the rooftops. How to do it Tickets can’t be booked online.

Firefighters battled a blaze that engulfed the roof of Istanbul's historic Haydarpasa train station building during restoration work Sunday, authorities said. The blaze damaged most of the roof of ...