Owned by TCDD Parking Yes Electrified 2001 (25 kV AC) Owner Turkish State Railways Platforms in use 4 Connections ESHOT, İzmir Metro | Structure type At-grade Status In Operation Opened 25 October 1866 Rebuilt 2006 Tracks 8 | |
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Line(s) Basmane-Ödemiş Regional
Basmane-Tire Regional
Basmane-Nazilli Regional
Basmane-Denizli Regional
Basmane-Söke Regional Similar Çankaya, Kemeraltı, Halkapınar railway st, Üçyol, Kadifekale | ||
İzmir Basmane Terminal (Turkish: Basmane Garı) is one of the two main railway stations in İzmir, the other being Alsancak. The station is serviced by regional train service going to Nazilli, Aydın, Ödemiş, Tire, Selçuk and Söke.
History
When the Ottoman Railway Company built Alsancak Terminal, the demand for more railways in İzmir grew. On July 4, 1863, the Smyrna Cassaba Railway (SCR) was chartered to build a line from İzmir to Turgutlu (then Cassaba). The railway chose to have their terminal close to the city center. Construction of the station began in 1864 and completed in 1866. The station opened on October 25, 1866. The SCR used the station for passenger and freight operations, with a freight depot in the back of the station. During World War I, the station along with the railway was put under Ottoman military control. After the war and the Republic of Turkey formed, the station was still under SCR control until 1934, when the Turkish State Railways (TCDD) absorbed the SCR. TCDD continues to operate the station to the present. In 2001 the tracks were electrified, but never used. In 2006 the station was renovated and closed to passenger service. In 2009 passenger service returned.