Gaziantep railway station

GAZİANTEP
Location İstasyon Meydanı, Yaprak Mah. 27080
Şehitkamil, Gaziantep
Turkey
Coordinates 39°55′01″N 32°57′06″E / 39.9169°N 32.9517°E / 39.9169; 32.9517Coordinates: 39°55′01″N 32°57′06″E / 39.9169°N 32.9517°E / 39.9169; 32.9517
Owned by Turkish State Railways
Operated by TCDD Taşımacılık
Platforms 3 (1 side platform, 2 island platforms)
Tracks 5
Construction
Structure type At-Grade
Parking Yes
History
Opened 1953
Rebuilt 2017-18 (Platforms)
Services
Preceding station   TCDD Taşımacılık   Following station
  Future service  
Hastaneler
toward Başpınar
Gaziray
Göllüce
toward Oduncular

Gaziantep station is a station in Gaziantep, southeastern Turkey. Politicians claim a high speed train will stop here.[1]

History

The station was built in 1953, when the Turkish State Railways built a branch line from Narlı to Gaziantep. The station building was completed in 1959 and the line was continued to Karkamış, where it connected to the former Baghdad Railway. The station became a major hub in the southeast, with trains to Baghdad, Adana, Halep and Malatya.

References

  1. "Başbakan Erdoğan: Hızlı Tren Hattı Gaziantep'e gelecek!". aksam.com.tr. 7 August 2014.


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