Karşıyaka railway station

Karşıyaka
İZBAN

View of Karşıyaka Izban from inside in 2011
Owned by İZBAN
Line(s) Northern Line
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Underground
Parking No
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened October 10, 1865
Rebuilt 2006-2010
Electrified 2001 (25 kV AC)
Traffic
Passengers (2011) 2.061.535Increase 69%

Karşıyaka is a historic railway station on İZBAN's Northern Line, in the famous Karşıyaka district of İzmir. The station is located at the northern end of the Karşıyaka Çarşı (Main Street). The station is located underground in the Karşıyaka Tunnel. It is the busiest İZBAN station in terms of passengers, serving 8,380 passengers daily.[1] The station is also a transfer point for ESHOT buses as well as Dolmuş service to nearby towns.

Overview

The original station was opened on October 10, 1865, by the Smyrna Cassaba Railway.[2] On June 1, 1934, the Turkish State Railways acquired the station when they bought the SCP. The station has become a landmark of the district and had TCDD #44062 locomotive plinthed next to the station. On July 23, 2006, the station was closed for construction of the new underground station. Karşıyaka station was moved underground and the former trackbed above was converted into a park. The station reopened on December 10, 2010, after remaining dormant for over 4 years.

Service

Previous İZBAN Next
Alaybey
Toward Alsancak
Northern Line
Nergiz
Toward Aliağa

References

  1. IZBAN station passenger statistics - yenisasir.com
  2. SCP History - trainsofturkey.com


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, February 08, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.