Kazlıçeşme_railway_station

Kazlıçeşme railway station

Kazlıçeşme railway station

Railway station in Istanbul

Kazlıçeşme railway station (Turkish: Kazlıçeşme istasyonu) is a railway station in Zeytinburnu, Istanbul and the former terminus of the trans-Bosporus Marmaray commuter rail line. Located just outside of the city's historic walled center, Kazlıçeşme station sits between 10. Yıl Avenue and Zakirbaşı Street. The station is 8.6 km (5.3 mi) west of Sirkeci station.

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History

Kazlıçeşme station was opened on 4 December 1955 by the Turkish State Railways as a stop on the Istanbul suburban line. The original station consisted of an island platform with two tracks, located above Zakirbaşı Street about 270 m (890 ft) west of the contemporary station.[2] Kazlıçeşme was chosen as the western portal of the Marmaray tunnel and the construction of a new station started in 2011. The new station had the same platform design, but added a third track for passing intercity and regional trains. Nearing the completion of the tunnel, Kazlıçeşme station was closed on 1 March 2013 and demolished shortly after. Seven months later, on 29 October 2013, the new Kazlıeşme station opened as the western terminus of Marmaray trains from Ayrılıkçeşmesi in Kadıköy. However, due to contractor issues, phase II of the Marmaray project was delayed, effectively cutting off Kazlıçeşme from the rest of the national rail network for a few years until work restarted in mid-2016. Once phase II completed on March 12, 2019, Kazlıçeşme is a stop on the Halkalı to Gebze commuter rail line.

Layout

Track 1 → ← Marmaray toward Zeytinburnu or Halkalı
Island platform Disabled access
Track 2 → Marmaray toward Maltepe or Gebze →
Track 3 → ← YHT, Regional, Intercity and freight trains →

Equipment

The railway station features following equipment:[3]

  • 2 entrance and exit gates,
  • 2 escalators,
  • 1 elevator,
  • 2 ticket offices,
  • 1 ticket vending machine,
  • 1 credit loading machine for electronic tickets,
  • 8 turnstiles including 2 for physically handicapped people and
  • 10 passenger information screens.

References

  1. [1]
    "Marmaray yolcu istatistiği". marmaray.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  2. [2]
    "TCDD History". trainsofturkey.com. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Kazlıçeşme" (in Turkish). Marmaray. Archived from the original on 2014-12-27. Retrieved 2014-12-27.
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