Akşehir railway station

Akşehir Station
From south west
Location	İstasyon Mh. İstasyon Blv. Pk:42550 Akşehir, Türkiye Turkey
Coordinates	38°22′07″N 31°26′36″E / 38.36861°N 31.44333°E / 38.36861; 31.44333Coordinates: 38°22′07″N 31°26′36″E / 38.36861°N 31.44333°E / 38.36861; 31.44333
Owned by	Turkish State Railways
Construction
Parking	Located in front of the building
History
Opened	1894
Location
Akşehir Station Location within Turkey

Akşehir station (Turkish: Akşehir istasyonu) is the railway station in the city of Akşehir, Turkey. It is in use since 1894.

Akşehir is an ilçe (district) in Konya Province. The station is to the north of Akşehir at 38°22′07″N 31°26′36″E / 38.36861°N 31.44333°E / 38.36861; 31.44333. Its elevation is 997 metres (3,271 ft) ^[1] The railroad lies parallel to the Turkish state road .

The station was built in 1894 as the terminal of Afyon-Akşehir railroad during the Ottoman Empire era. Initially it was put into service by Anatolische Eisenbahngesellschaft – Chemins de Fer Ottomans d'Anatolie. On 29 July 1896 when the railroad was expanded, it became a mid station on 427 kilometres (265 mi) long Konya-Eskişehir railroad.^[2] Later in 1927, during the Turkish Republic era, it was acquired by Turkish State Railways.

Trains

In addition to freight trains main services are

• Meram Ekspres ("Meram Express", İstanbul - Konya)^[3]
• Konya Mavi Tren ("Konya Blue Train", İzmir - Konya)^[4]

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