Malatya railway station

Malatya railway station is the main railway station in the city of Malatya, Turkey. The station was built in 1931 by the Turkish State Railways as part of the railway to Diyarbakır. TCDD Taşımacılık operates three trains through the station: the Lake Van Express to Ankara or Tatvan, the Southern Express to Ankara or Kurtalan and the Euphrates Express to Elazığ or Adana.[1]

MALATYA
TCDD intercity rail station
The Art Deco station building in June 2001.
Locationİstasyon Cd. 1, İnönü Mah. 44070
Yeşilyurt/Malatya
Turkey
Coordinates38.3523°N 38.2833°E / 38.3523; 38.2833
Owned byTurkish State Railways
Operated byTCDD Taşımacılık
Line(s)
  Lake Van Express
  Southern Express
  Euphrates Express
Platforms2 (1 side platform, 1 island platform)
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingLocated in front of station building.
Architectural styleArt Deco
History
Opened15 March 1931
Services
Preceding station   TCDD Taşımacılık   Following station
Dilek
toward Ankara
Lake Van Express
Battalgazi
toward Tatvan
Southern Express
Battalgazi
toward Kurtalan
Yazlak
toward Adana
Euphrates Express
Battalgazi
toward Elazığ

The station building was built in the Art deco style and is similar to the station buildings of Sivas, Manisa and Diyarbakır stations.[2]

Malatya station also houses the TCDD regional headquarters for District 5.

See also

References
  1. As, Erdal (2013). Cumhuriyet Dönemi Ulaşım Politikaları (in Turkish). Ankara: Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi. p. 107.
  2. Erdoğan, Hacı Abdullah; Başar, Mehmet Emin (September 2009). "Osmanlı'dan Cumhuriyet'e Türkiye'de Tren Garları" (in Turkish): 38. Retrieved 22 October 2017. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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