| Buca Railway Station TCDD |
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| Station statistics | |
| Structure | At-grade |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Opened | 1870 |
| Closed | 2006 |
| Owned by | TCDD |
| Station status | Closed |
The Buca Railway Station was a train station in the Buca district of İzmir. The station was serviced by the Turkish State Railways from 1935 to 2006 and formerly the Oriental Railway Company from 1870 to 1935.[1] The station was the southern terminus of the former Alsancak-Buca Commuter Line, one of the 4 commuter rail lines in İzmir. In 2006 the station was abandoned.
Back in the 1800s Buca was a neighborhood for the wealthy families of Ottoman İzmir. Many rich landowners would reside in Buca. These people worked in İzmir's city center and needed a way of easy transportation home. So in 1870 the Oriental Railway Company (ORC) built a 2 km branch line to Buca from their main line to Aydın. A once daily passenger train would operate between ORC owned Alsancak Terminal and Buca station.[2] In 2006, the construction of the new İZBAN commuter rail system started as well as the Şirinyer Rail Tunnel. With this the Buca branch along with the station was abandoned. The station building is now used as a cafe for the Buca park.
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