Yenişehir railway station

YENİŞEHİR
TCDD commuter rail station
Looking east in 2013, before reconstruction.
Location	Atatürk Blv., Hacettepe, 06230 Altındağ/Ankara Turkey
Coordinates	39°55′44″N 32°51′18″E / 39.9290°N 32.8551°E / 39.9290; 32.8551Coordinates: 39°55′44″N 32°51′18″E / 39.9290°N 32.8551°E / 39.9290; 32.8551
Owned by	Turkish State Railways
Operated by	TCDD Taşımacılık
Line(s)	Başkentray
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Ankara Metro M1 at Sıhhiye EGO Bus: 160, 203, 252, 253, 256-2, 261, 263 266, 263-2, 263-3, 279, 279-2, 284, 285-2, 286, 312, 312-1, 313, 314, 317-3, 318, 319, 320, 322, 322-4, 335, 339-3, 345, 355, 355-4, 357, 361, 377, 381, 395, 407, 408, 427, 427-3, 492, 542, 530-3
Construction
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	1972 (1972)
Closed	2016-17
Services
Preceding station   TCDD Taşımacılık   Following station Gar toward Sincan Başkentray Kurtuluş toward Kayaş

Yenişehir railway station (Turkish: Yenişehir istasyonu) is a railway station on the Başkentray commuter rail line in Ankara, Turkey. The station is located a few blocks north of Kızılay Square, on the corner of Atatürk and Celal Bayar Boulevards and is the first station east of Ankara station, written as Gar on public transport maps. Yenişehir station was originally opened in 1972 with the inauguration of the Ankara suburban commuter service.^[1] In July 2016, the station was demolished, rebuilt and is expected to open on 12 April 2018.^[2]

Connection to the M1 line of the Ankara Metro is available.

A westbound train entering the station in August 2013.

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