Karşıyaka railway station

Karşıyaka
İZBAN commuter rail station
View of Karşıyaka Izban from inside in 2011
Coordinates	38°27′28″N 27°06′54″E / 38.457868°N 27.115071°E / 38.457868; 27.115071
Owned by	İZBAN
Line(s)	Northern Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Parking	No
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	October 10, 1865
Rebuilt	2006-2010
Electrified	2001 (25 kV AC)
Traffic
Passengers (2011)	2.061.535  69%
Services
Preceding station   İZBAN   Following station Alaybey toward Alsancak Northern Line Nergiz toward Aliağa
Former services Preceding station   Turkish State Railways   Following station Alaybey toward Basmane Çiğli suburban Nergiz toward Çiğli

Karşıyaka is a historic railway station currently in use on İZBAN's Northern Line, in the famous Karşıyaka district of İzmir. The station is located at the northern end of the Karşıyaka Çarşı (Main Street). The station is located underground in the Karşıyaka Tunnel. It is the busiest İZBAN station in terms of passengers, serving 8,380 passengers daily.^[1] The station is also a transfer point for ESHOT buses as well as Minibus service to nearby towns.

Overview

The original station was opened on October 10, 1865, by the Smyrna Cassaba Railway.^[2] On June 1, 1934, the Turkish State Railways acquired the station when they bought the SCP. The station has become a landmark of the district and had TCDD #44062 locomotive plinthed next to the station. On July 23, 2006, the station was closed for construction of the new underground station. Karşıyaka station was moved underground and the former trackbed above was converted into a park. The station reopened on December 10, 2010, after remaining dormant for over 4 years.

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