Kemer railway station

Kemer
İZBAN
Owned by TCDD
Line(s) İZBAN
Southern Line
Platforms 2
Tracks 3
Connections ESHOT Bus
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status In Operation
History
Opened 1857
Closed 2006-10
Rebuilt 2008-10
Electrified 2001

Kemer railway station (Turkish: Kemer İstasyonu) is a railway station in İzmir. The station is the oldest railway station in Turkey, built in 1857.[1]

History

In 1856 the Ottoman Empire granted a concession to an English company to build a railway from İzmir to Aydın. The Oriental Railway Company (ORC) started construction in late 1856 and completed a 2.17 km (1.35 mi) line, from the start at Alsancak to Kemer, in 1857. Kemer station was opened.[1] Kemer was chosen to be the main freight depot of the ORC in İzmir. When the railway reached the town of Torbalı in 1860, the first trains started to operate on the line. Freight trains carrying mainly figs, would unload at Kemer depot and would be distributed in İzmir via horse pulled wagons. Freight trains from the south as well as horse pulled caravans from the east and north would unload at Kemer.[1] In its early years Kemer station was the main freight depot in İzmir. When the railway reached Aydın in 1866, most freight would be unloaded in Alsancak. The Turkish State Railways became the new owners of the station in 1935, when they bought the ORC.[2] The station was electrified with 25 kV AC catenary in 2001. In 2006 the station was closed to passenger traffic and rebuilt in 2008, to be re-opened to service in 2010.

Service

Previous İZBAN Next
Hilal
Toward Alsancak
Southern Line
Şirinyer
Toward Torbalı

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kemer Garı Tarihi - By Ömer Tolga Sümerli
  2. ↑ TCDD History - Trains and Railways of Turkey

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