Elvankent railway station

ELVANKENT
TCDD Taşımacılık commuter rail station
Location İstasyon Cd., Yeşilova Mah. 06796
Etimesgut, Ankara
Turkey
Coordinates 39°57′31″N 32°36′44″E / 39.9586°N 32.6122°E / 39.9586; 32.6122Coordinates: 39°57′31″N 32°36′44″E / 39.9586°N 32.6122°E / 39.9586; 32.6122
Owned by Turkish State Railways
Operated by TCDD Taşımacılık
Line(s)
  Başkentray
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 5
Construction
Parking No
Bicycle facilities No
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened 1972
Closed 2016-18
Rebuilt 2017-18
Services
Preceding station   TCDD Taşımacılık   Following station
toward Sincan
Başkentray
toward Kayaş
Route map
West to Sincan
East to Kayaş

Elvankent railway station (Turkish: Lale istasyonu) is a railway station in Ankara, Turkey. The station was a stop on the Ankara suburban from 1972 to 2016 when it was closed and demolished shortly after, in order to rebuild and expand the railway. Construction of the new station began in 2017 and opened on 12 April 2018.[1]

Lale station was originally built in 1970 by the Turkish State Railways, when the railway from Ankara to Sincan was double-tracked.[2] It entered service in 1972, when electric commuter service began on the line.

The new station consists of an island platform with the station building located above the platform and is located about 230 m (750 ft) west of the old station.

References

  1. ↑ "Başkentray, Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan'ın katıldığı törenle hizmete açıldı". star.com.tr (in Turkish). 12 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "TCDD History". trainsofturkey.com. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
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