Pendik railway station

Pendik station (Turkish: Pendik garı) is the main railway station in Pendik, Istanbul. Located between Hatboyu and Abdülhalik Renda Avenues in southeastern Pendik. TCDD Taşımacılık operates YHT trains to Ankara and Konya, via Eskişehir, along with daily regional trains to Adapazarı. The station is 24.05 km (14.94 mi) away from Haydarpaşa station in central Istanbul. The metro line M10 is currently under construction to make the link with Sabiha Gökçen Airport, which is located about 9 km in the North.

PENDİK
TCDD high-speed and regional rail station
The intercity platform (left) and the Marmaray platform. (right)
General information
LocationHatboyu Caddesi, Batı Mah. 34890
Pendik/Istanbul
Turkey
Coordinates40°52′48″N 29°13′52″E / 40.8801°N 29.231°E / 40.8801; 29.231
Owned byTurkish State Railways
Operated byTCDD Taşımacılık
Line(s)
Platforms3 (2 island platforms, 1 side platform)
Tracks4
ConnectionsLocal Transit IETT Bus: 16C, 16A, 16D, 17, 17B, 132, 132A, 132B, 132D, 132E, 132F, 132H, 132K, 132P, 132V, 133, 133A, 133AK, 133GP, 133K, 133KT, 132T, 132Ü, 133Ş, 222, 251, KM2, KM10, KM13, KM24, KM26, KM27, KM28, KM72
Local Transit Istanbul Minibüs: Kadıköy-Pendik
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code1609
History
Opened1872
Closed2012-14
Rebuilt1936 (Station building)
2013-14 (Platforms)
Electrified29 May 1969
25 kV AC, 50 Hz
Services
Preceding station TCDD Taşımacılık Following station
Bostancı Yüksek Hızlı Tren Gebze
towards Ankara
Gebze
towards Karaman
Ankara Express Gebze
towards Ankara
Yunus
towards Halkalı
Marmaray Kaynarca
towards Gebze
Former services
Preceding station Turkish State Railways Following station
Bostancı
towards Istanbul
Capital Express İzmit
towards Ankara
Republic Express
Fatih Express
Anatolian Express
Boğaziçi Express Gebze
towards Ankara
Eskişehir Express İzmit
towards Eskişehir
Sakarya Express
Kartal
towards Istanbul
Adapazarı Express İçme
towards Adapazarı
Yunus
towards Haydarpaşa
Haydarpaşa suburban Kaynarca
towards Gebze

History

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The 1936 station building after renovation.

Pendik station was originally opened in 1872 by the Ottoman government, as part of a railway from Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) to İzmit. The railway was later taken over by the Ottoman Anatolian Railway (CFOA) in 1888 and extended to Konya and Ankara. In 1909, the railway began operating frequent train service from Haydarpaşa station to Pendik.[1] The CFOA was nationalized in 1927 and in 1936, Pendik station was rebuilt and expanded by the Turkish State Railways.[2] In 1969, the station was electrified and commuter rail service between Haydarpaşa and Gebze began servicing Pendik.[3] The station was also a stop on all intercity trains running east from Istanbul. On 29 April 2012, all train service east of the station was suspended for the construction of the Istanbul-Ankara high-speed railway and the Marmaray commuter rail system.[4] Commuter trains continued to operate from Haydarpaşa to Pendik until 19 February 2013 when all train service west of the station was suspended. Pendik station was rebuilt during its 17-month closure; the platforms were rebuilt and expanded to service four tracks, instead of three, and a new station mezzanine was constructed in the underpass. On 26 July 2014, Pendik station reopened, serving high-speed YHT trains to Ankara and Konya. Works on the rest of the Marmaray system was completed by March 12, 2019, when further intercity train service, along with commuter rail service, returned to Pendik station.

Station Layout

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Pendik station has two island platforms and one side platform. Platform 1, served by tracks 1 and 2, are reserved for future Maramaray commuter service. Platforms 2, serving tracks 3 and 4, are for TCDD high-speed and regional trains.

P
Platform level
Track 1 Marmaray toward Halkalı
Island platform, doors will open on the left  
Track 2 Marmaray toward Gebze
Track 3 Yüksek Hızlı Tren toward Söğütlüçeşme or Halkalı
Ada Express toward Adapazarı
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right  
Track 4 Yüksek Hızlı Tren toward Ankara or Konya
Ada Express toward Adapazarı
Side platform (Platform 3), platform not in service
G Street level Exit/entrance, station house, buses

References

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  1. ^ "Anadolu Bağdat Demiryolunda Unutulmuş İstasyon Binalarımız". kentvedemiryolu.com. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  2. ^ Koday, Saliha (2000). "Haydarpaşa-Gebze Arasındaki Demiryolu Banliyö Ulaşımı". Türk Coğrafya Dergisi (in Turkish). No. 35. Istanbul. p. 267. Archived from the original on 2017-11-18. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  3. ^ "TCDD History". trainsofturkey.com. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Hangi tren hattı ne zaman kapanacak?". mynet.com (in Turkish). 25 February 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
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