Menemen railway station

Menemen Railway Station
TCDD

The front of the station.
Station statistics
Lines İzmir Mavi Train
Karesi Express
6th of September Express
17th of September Express
Alsancak-Uşak Regional
Aegean Express
Connections ESHOT Bus Service
Structure At-grade
Levels 1
Platforms 3
Tracks 7
Parking Yes
Baggage check Available for İzmir Mavi Train and Karesi Express
Other information
Opened 1866
Electrified 2001 (25 kV AC)
Accessible
Owned by TCDD, İZBAN
Station status In Operation
Traffic
Passengers (2011) 1,044,191 (İZBAN)

The Menemen railway station (Turkish: Menemen Garı) is a train station in Menemen. The station is served by the Turkish State Railways, the national rail carrier of Turkey. The station is serviced by 6 trains daily. Northbound trains go to either Bandırma, Ankara, Afyon or Uşak and southbound trains all go to Alsancak Terminal in İzmir[1]. 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[2].

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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[3]. 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).

Services

Previous Service Next
Çiğli
Towards İzmir
İzmir Blue Train
Emiralem
Towards Ankara
Çiğli
Towards İzmir
Karesi Express
Emiralem
Towards Ankara
Çiğli
Towards İzmir
6th of September Express
Ayvacık
Towards Bandırma
Çiğli
Towards İzmir
17th of September Express
Muradiye
Towards Bandırma
Ulukent
Towards İzmir
Alsancak-Uşak Regional
Emiralem
Towards Uşak
Çiğli
Towards İzmir
Aegean Express
Emiralem
Towards Afyon
Previous İZBAN Next
Egekent 2
Toward Alsancak
Northern Line
Hatundere
Toward Aliağa

External links

References

  1. ^ TCDD Timetables - TCDD Official Site
  2. ^ SCP History - Trains and Railways of Turkey
  3. ^ TCDD History - Trains and Railways of Turkey