The Chemins de Fer Ottomans d'Anatolie, founded on 4 October 1888, was a railway company that operated in the Ottoman Empire. The company was headquartered in Istanbul.
Turkey's most famous railway station, Haydarpaşa station, was built and operated by the CFOA.
CO seal 1900
Bond of the Soc. du Chemin de Fer Ottoman d'Anatolie, issued 3. August 1893; the proceedings from this bond were used for building the Eskişehir-Konya extension.
A steam locomotive made by J. A. Maffei, Germany for the Anatolian Railway.
Haydarpaşa railway station
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Haydarpaşa station is a railway station in Istanbul, that was, until 2012 the main city terminal for trains travelling to and from the Anatolian side of Turkey. It used to be Turkey's busiest railway
Front facade of the station building.
Interior hall in Haydarpaşa Terminal
Intercity trains at Haydarpasa station in 2012.