Tatvan Pier railway station

Tatvan Pier railway station (Turkish: Tatvan İskele istasyonu) is a railway station and pier in Tatvan, Turkey. Situated on the western shore of Lake Van, the station serves as a connection between modes of transport, with two slips carrying a total of seven tracks. TCDD Taşımacılık operates a ferry between Tatvan and Van, which also carries freight railcars and automobiles across the lake. Up until July 2015, the Trans-Asia Express, from Ankara, stopped at the station. Passengers would travel to Van via ferry, where the eastern half of the train would continue to Tehran, Iran.[1] As of mid-2015, freight trains are the only rail traffic at the station.

TATVAN İSKELE
TCDD ferry pier
LocationTatvan İskelesi, Şirinevler Mah., 13200
Tatvan/Bitlis
Turkey
Coordinates38.5135°N 42.2972°E / 38.5135; 42.2972
Owned byTurkish State Railways
Operated byTCDD Taşımacılık
Line(s)
  Lake Van Ferry
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks7
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
History
Opened24 October 1964
Services
Preceding station   TCDD Taşımacılık   Following station
toward Ankara
Trans-Asia Express
Service suspended		Terminus
TerminusLake Van Ferry
Terminus

Tatvan Pier station was opened on 24 October 1964 by the Turkish State Railways.[2]

References
  1. "Ankara-Tehran train". travel.railturkey.org. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  2. "TCDD History". trinsofturkey.com. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
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