Hereke railway station

Hereke railway station (Turkish: Hereke istasyonu) is a railway station in Hereke, Turkey. TCDD Taşımacılık operates four daily regional trains between Istanbul and Adapazarı that stop at the station.[1] The station was originally built in 1873 by the Ottoman government as part of a railway from Kadıköy to İzmit.[2]

HEREKE
TCDD regional rail station
LocationOral Pektaş Cd. 10, Hacı Akif Mah. 41800
Körfez, Kocaeli
Turkey
Coordinates40.7843°N 30.6162°E / 40.7843; 30.6162
Owned byTurkish State Railways
Operated byTCDD Taşımacılık
Line(s)
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
History
Opened8 January 1873
Closed2012-17
Electrified6 February 1977
25 kV AC, 50 Hz
Services
Preceding station   TCDD Taşımacılık   Following station
toward Pendik
Ada Express
toward Adapazarı
Former services
Preceding station   Turkish State Railways   Following station
toward Istanbul
Adapazarı Express
Kirazyalı
toward Adapazarı

Hereke station was closed down on 1 February 2012 due to construction of the Ankara-Istanbul high-speed railway.[3] The station was reopened on 4 August 2017.[4]

References

  1. "Ada Ekspresi". tcddseferleri.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  2. "CFOA History". trainsofturkey.com. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  3. "Köseköy-Gebze hattı Basın Duyurusu". tcdd.gov.tr (in Turkish). 31 January 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  4. "Ada Ekspresi'ne 3 yeni durak daha eklendi". rayhaber.com (in Turkish). 20 July 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
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