İzmit railway station

İzmit
TCDD
Location	İstasyon Cd, Kozluk Mh, İzmit
Coordinates	40°45′43″N 29°55′02″E / 40.761896°N 29.917224°E
Owned by	Turkish State Railways
Line(s)	Fatih Express Ankara Express Sakarya Express Capital Express Republic Express Anatolia Express Eskişehir Express Boğaziçi Express Van Lake Express Southern Express Eastern Express Meram Express Central Anatolia Blue Train Trans-Asia Express Haydarpaşa-Adapazarı Regional
Platforms	2
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	1570
History
Opened	August 1, 1873[1]
Rebuilt	1977
Electrified	February 6, 1977
Traffic
Passengers (2009)	912,500 18%

İzmit Central Station is the main railway station in İzmit. The station is a major rail hub and one of the busiest railway stations in Turkey. In 2009, the station saw 912,500 boardings; the most in its history. 50% of those boardings was toward Haydarpaşa Terminal in İstanbul.^[2] The new station was built in 1977 after replacing the original station.

Service

Previous	Turkish State Railways	Next
Pendik Toward Hatdarpaşa	Capital Express	Arifiye Toward Eskişehir
Pendik Toward Hatdarpaşa	Republic Express	Arifiye Toward Eskişehir
Pendik Toward Hatdarpaşa	Fatih Express	Arifiye Toward Ankara
Pendik Toward Hatdarpaşa	Ankara Express	Arifiye Toward Ankara
Derince Toward Haydarpaşa	Bosphorus Express	Sapanca Toward Ankara
Pendik Toward Haydarpaşa	Anatolia Express	Arifiye Toward Ankara
Pendik Toward Haydarpaşa	Eskişehir Express	Pelitözü Toward Eskişehir
Pendik tTward Haydarpaşa	Sakarya Express	Arifiye Toward Eskişehir
Derince Toward Haydarpaşa	Eastern Express	Arifiye Toward Kars
Derince Toward Haydarpaşa	Van Lake Express	Arifiye toward Tatvan
Derince Toward Haydarpaşa	Southern Express	Arifiye Toward Kurtalan
Derince Toward Haydarpaşa	Meram Express	Arifiye Toward Konya
Derince Toward Haydarpaşa	Central Anatolia Blue Train	Arifiye Toward Adana
Kuruçeşme Toward Haydarpaşa	Haydarpaşa-Adapazarı Regional	Kırkikievler Toward Adapazarı

References

1. CFOA History - Trains and Railways of Turkey
2. İzmit Tren Garı - ARKAS Holding

External links

• http://www.trainsofturkey.com/w/pmwiki.php/Stations/Izmit
• Başkent Ekspresi
• Fatih Ekspresi
• Boğaziçi Treni
• Anadolu Ekspresi
• Ankara Ekspresi
• İç Anadolu Mavi Treni
• Meram Ekspresi
• Doğu Ekspresi
• Vangölü Ekspresi
• Güney Ekspresi
• Cumhuriyet Ekspresi
• Eskişehir Ekspresi
• Sakarya Ekspresi
• Haydarpaşa-Adapazarı Bölgesel