Polatlı railway station

Polatlı railway station (Turkish: Polatlı garı) is a railway station in Polatlı. Polatlı is on the İstanbul-Ankara Main Line, with intercity rail services to many cities around Turkey. The station was built opened in 1892 by the Anatolian Railway.

POLATLI
TCDD railway station
LocationCumhuriyet Mh., Atatürk Cd.,
06900 Polatlı/Ankara, Turkey
Coordinates39.585530°N 32.141998°E / 39.585530; 32.141998
Owned byTCDD
Line(s)Istanbul-Ankara railway
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeAt-Grade
Other information
Station code2612
History
Opened31 December 1892[1]
Electrified1993 (25 kV AC)[2]
Services
Preceding station   TCDD Taşımacılık   Following station
toward Istanbul
Ankara Express
toward Ankara
Beylikköprü
toward Arifiye
Boğaziçi Express
Temelli
toward Ankara
Beylikköprü
toward İzmir
Izmir Blue Train
toward Ankara
TerminusAnkara-Polatlı
Yenidoğan
toward Ankara
Former services
Preceding station   Turkish State Railways   Following station
toward Istanbul
Capital Express
toward Ankara
Republic Express
Fatih Express
Anatolian Express
Track layout
West to Istanbul
East to Ankara

16 intercity trains running between İstanbul and Ankara service the station. 6 of the 16 trains run past Ankara towards eastern Turkey. 4 trains between İzmir and Ankara service the station along with a regional train to Ankara.

Yüksek Hızlı Tren high-speed rail trains between Eskişehir and Ankara service another station located a few kilometres east of this station.

References

  1. CFOA History - Trains and Railways of Turkey
  2. TCDD Electrification - Trains and Railways of Turkey
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