Çiğli railway station

Çiğli railway station (Turkish: Çiğli garı) is a railway station in İzmir, Turkey. The station is within the Çiğli district of the city and is a stop for all trains on the line. İZBAN operates commuter trains north to Aliağa and Menemen and south to Alsancak and Tepeköy. TCDD Taşımacılık operates seven trains, five intercity and two regional, to Eskişehir, Bandırma, Balıkesir, Soma, Uşak and Alaşehir.

Çiğli
TCDD intercity and regional rail station
İZBAN commuter rail station
The station building in December 2010.
General information
LocationSemra Aksu Cd., İstasyonaltı, 35630
Çiğli/İzmir
Turkey
Coordinates38°29′31″N 27°03′47″E / 38.4920°N 27.0631°E / 38.4920; 27.0631
Owned byTurkish State Railways
Operated byTCDD Taşımacılık
Line(s)İzmir-Afyon railway
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks7
Train operatorsTCDD Taşımacılık, İZBAN
Construction
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
AccessibleYes
History
Opened10 November 1865
Closed2008-10
Rebuilt2008
Electrified2001
25 kV AC, 60 Hz
Services
Preceding stationTCDD TaşımacılıkFollowing station
İzmir
Terminus
Izmir Blue TrainMenemen
towards Ankara
Aegean ExpressMenemen
towards Eskişehir
6 Sep Express
(Suspended)
Menemen
towards Bandırma
17 Sep Express
(Suspended)
Konya Blue TrainMenemen
towards Konya
İzmir–AlaşehirMenemen
towards Alaşehir
Uşak ExpressMenemen
towards Uşak
Preceding stationİZBANFollowing station
Mavişehir
towards Alsancak
Northern LineAta Sanayi
towards Aliağa
Former services
Preceding stationTurkish State RailwaysFollowing station
İzmir
Terminus
Karesi ExpressMenemen
towards Balıkesir
Şemikler
towards Basmane
Çiğli suburbanTerminus

Çiğli was the northern terminus of the Çiğli suburban for 140 years, since the service began in 1865 until it ended in 2005.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ Atilla, A. Nedim (2002). İzmir Demiryolları (in Turkish). İzmir: İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kültür Yayınları. p. 111. ISBN 975-180076-5.