Irmak railway station

IRMAK
TCDD Taşımacılık intercity rail station
A westbound train at Irmak in 2009.
Location Melih Gökçek Cd., Irmak Köyü, 71450
Yahşihan/Kırıkkale
Turkey
Coordinates 39°55′54″N 33°23′24″E / 39.9318°N 33.3901°E / 39.9318; 33.3901Coordinates: 39°55′54″N 33°23′24″E / 39.9318°N 33.3901°E / 39.9318; 33.3901
Owned by Turkish State Railways
Operated by TCDD Taşımacılık
Line(s)
  Eastern Express
  Lake Van Express
  Southern Express
Platforms 2 (1 side platform, 1 island platform)
Tracks 3
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Parking Yes
History
Opened 1 April 1934
Electrified 2016
25 kV AC, 60 Hz
Services
Preceding station   TCDD Taşımacılık   Following station
Elmadağ
toward Ankara
Eastern Express
toward Kars
Lake Van Express
toward Tatvan
Southern Express
toward Kurtalan

Irmak station is a railway station in Irmak, Turkey. TCDD Taşımacılık operates three daily intercity trains from Ankara[1][2][3] to Kars,[1] Kurtalan,[2] and Tatvan,[3]

During the expansion of the existing railway within Ankara, Irmak served as the temporary western terminus if these three trains from 2016 until 4 June 2018.

Irmak station was opened on 1 April 1934 by the Turkish State Railways.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Doğu Ekspresi". tcddseferleri.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Güney Kurtalan Ekspresi". tcddseferleri.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Van Gölü Ekspresi". tcddseferleri.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "TCDD History". trainsofturkey.com. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
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