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Menemen railway station

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Owned by
  
TCDD, İZBAN

Structure type
  
At-grade

Parking
  
Yes

Level
  
1

Tracks
  
7

Connections
  
ESHOT Bus Service

Platform levels
  
1

Opened
  
1866

Platforms in use
  
3

Menemen railway station

Line(s)
  
İzmir Mavi Train Karesi Express 6th of September Express 17th of September Express Alsancak-Uşak Regional Aegean Express

Address
  
Esatpaşa Mahallesi, Niyazi Kaplangi Cd. 4 L, 35660 Menemen/İzmir, Turkey

Owners
  
Turkish State Railways, İZBAN

Similar
  
Torbalı railway station, Gaziemir railway station, Emiralem railway station, Ödemiş railway station, Adnan Menderes Airport rai

Menemen railway station (Turkish: Menemen Garı) is a railway station at Menemen in Izmir Province, Turkey. The station is served by the Turkish State Railways, the national rail carrier of Turkey. The station is serviced by six trains daily. Northbound trains go to either Bandırma, Ankara, Afyon or Uşak and southbound trains all go to Alsancak Terminal in İzmir. North of the station, the double track branch line to Aliağa splits from the main line, which becomes single track. The original station was built in 1866 by the Smyrna Cassaba Railway.

History

The station was opened in 1866, by the Smyrna Cassaba Railway (SCP). A passenger train from Basmane Terminal in İzmir served the station to Bandırma and Uşak, then Afyon. The Republic of Turkey was formed in 1923 and the Turkish State Railways (TCDD) were formed in 1927 to nationalize Turkey's railways. SCP was absorbed by TCDD on June 1, 1934. TCDD rebuilt the station and broadened the tracks in 1938. The line was made double track in 1975 and electrified with 25 kV AC overhead wire in 2002. From 2006 to 2010 the Basmane-Ulukent section of the line in İzmir was closed, due to the construction of the Karşıyaka Railway Tunnel. During this time the tracks in the station were used as a yard for passenger trains. When the line re-opened on May 19, 2010, the station was no longer used as a yard. The elevated platform section will be converted for use of the new İzmir Commuter Rail system (İZBAN).

References

Menemen railway station Wikipedia