İzmit TCDD |
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Station statistics | |
Address | İstasyon Cd, Kozluk Mh, İzmit |
Lines | Fatih Express Ankara Express Sakarya Express Capital Express Republic Express Anatolia Express Eskişehir Express Boğaziçi Express Van Lake Express Southern Express Eastern Express Meram Express Central Anatolia Blue Train Trans-Asia Express Haydarpaşa-Adapazarı Regional |
Structure | At-grade |
Platforms | 2 |
Tracks | 3 |
Parking | Yes |
Other information | |
Opened | August 1, 1873[1] |
Rebuilt | 1977 |
Electrified | February 6, 1977 |
Accessible | |
Code | 1570 |
Owned by | Turkish State Railways |
Traffic | |
Passengers (2009) | 912,500 18% |
The İzmit Central Station is the main train station in İzmit. The station is a major rail hub and one of the busiest railway stations in Turkey. In 2009, the station saw 912,500 boardings; the most in its history. 50% of those boardings was toward Haydarpaşa Terminal in İstanbul.[2] The new station was built in 1977 after replacing the original station.