Sarıkamış railway station

SARIKAMIŞ
Location Kars-Sarıkamış Yolu, Sarıkamış, Turkey
Coordinates 40°12′03″N 42°20′37″E / 40.200857°N 42.343596°E / 40.200857; 42.343596Coordinates: 40°12′03″N 42°20′37″E / 40.200857°N 42.343596°E / 40.200857; 42.343596
Owned by TCDD
Line(s) Eastern Express
Platforms 2
Tracks 4
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Other information
Status In Operation
Station code 4636
History
Opened 1913
Rebuilt 1962
Services
Preceding station   TCDD Taşımacılık   Following station
toward Ankara
Eastern Express
toward Kars

Sarıkamış station is a railway station in the town of Sarıkamış, Turkey. The station is serviced by the Eastern Express, operated by the Turkish State Railways, running between Istanbul and Kars.[1] The station was built in 1913 with broad gauge tracks by the Russian Empire. The tracks were converted into standard gauge in 1962.

References

  1. ↑ TCDD Timetables - Eastern Express timetable, August 20, 2010


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