Çiğli railway station

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Çiğli railway station (Turkish: Çiğli garı) is a railway station in İzmir, Turkey. The station is within the Çiğli district of the city and is a stop for all trains on the line. İZBAN operates commuter trains north to Aliağa and Menemen and south to Alsancak and Tepeköy. TCDD Taşımacılık operates seven trains, five intercity and two regional, to Eskişehir, Bandırma, Balıkesir, Soma, Uşak and Alaşehir.

Çiğli
TCDD intercity and regional rail station
İZBAN commuter rail station
The station building in December 2010.
General information
LocationSemra Aksu Cd., İstasyonaltı, 35630
Çiğli/İzmir
Turkey
Coordinates38°29′31″N 27°03′47″E / 38.4920°N 27.0631°E / 38.4920; 27.0631
Owned byTurkish State Railways
Operated byTCDD Taşımacılık
Line(s)İzmir-Afyon railway
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks7
Train operatorsTCDD Taşımacılık, İZBAN
Construction
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
AccessibleYes
History
Opened10 November 1865
Closed2008-10
Rebuilt2008
Electrified2001
25 kV AC, 60 Hz
Services
Preceding station TCDD Taşımacılık Following station
İzmir
Terminus
Izmir Blue Train Menemen
towards Ankara
Aegean Express Menemen
towards Eskişehir
6 Sep Express
(Suspended)
Menemen
towards Bandırma
17 Sep Express
(Suspended)
Konya Blue Train Menemen
towards Konya
İzmir–Alaşehir Menemen
towards Alaşehir
Uşak Express Menemen
towards Uşak
Preceding station İZBAN Following station
Mavişehir
towards Alsancak
Northern Line Ata Sanayi
towards Aliağa
Former services
Preceding station Turkish State Railways Following station
İzmir
Terminus
Karesi Express Menemen
towards Balıkesir
Şemikler
towards Basmane
Çiğli suburban Terminus

Çiğli was the northern terminus of the Çiğli suburban for 140 years, since the service began in 1865 until it ended in 2005.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Atilla, A. Nedim (2002). İzmir Demiryolları (in Turkish). İzmir: İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kültür Yayınları. p. 111. ISBN 975-180076-5.