Despite having Express in its name, the train served as many local stations between Arifiye and Ankara and was popular among students due to its low fare.

[2] Motive power for the train was diesel for the entire route, even after 131 km (81 mi) of track from Istanbul to Arifiye was electrified in 1977.

[4] Once the Ankara-Eskişehir high-speed railway was opened in March 2009, several trains operating between Istanbul and Ankara were cut back to Eskişehir.

The Boğaziçi Express however, continued its full journey between the two cities until 1 February 2012, when it was shorted by 131 km (81 mi) from Istanbul to Arifiye, due to construction works between Gebze and Sapanca for high-speed train service.

The Boğaziçi Express ran between Arifiye and Eskişehir (282 km (175 mi)) for two more years until it was discontinued on 24 July 2014 with the opening of the Istanbul-Eskişehir extension of the Istanbul-Ankara high-speed railway.