Hereke railway station

HEREKE
TCDD regional rail station
Location Oral Pektaş Cd. 10, Hacı Akif Mah. 41800
Körfez, Kocaeli
Turkey
Coordinates 40°47′03″N 30°36′58″E / 40.7843°N 30.6162°E / 40.7843; 30.6162Coordinates: 40°47′03″N 30°36′58″E / 40.7843°N 30.6162°E / 40.7843; 30.6162
Owned by Turkish State Railways
Operated by TCDD Taşımacılık
Line(s)
  Ada Express
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Parking Yes
History
Opened 8 January 1873
Closed 2012-17
Electrified 6 February 1977
25 kV AC, 50Hz
Services
Preceding station   TCDD Taşımacılık   Following station
toward Istanbul
Ada Express
toward Mithatpaşa
Former services
Preceding station   Turkish State Railways   Following station
toward Istanbul
Adapazarı Express
Kirazyalı
toward Adapazarı

Hereke railway station (Turkish: Hereke istasyonu) is a railway station in Hereke, Turkey. TCDD Taşımacılık operates four daily regional trains between Istanbul and Adapazarı that stop at the station.[1] The station was originally built in 1873 by the Ottoman government as part of a railway from Kadıköy to İzmit.[2]

Hereke station was closed down on 1 February 2012 due to construction of the Ankara-Istanbul high-speed railway.[3] The station was reopened on 4 August 2017.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Ada Ekspresi". tcddseferleri.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "CFOA History". trainsofturkey.com. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Köseköy-Gebze hattı Basın Duyurusu". tcdd.gov.tr (in Turkish). 31 January 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Ada Ekspresi'ne 3 yeni durak daha eklendi". rayhaber.com (in Turkish). 20 July 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
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