Van railway station (Turkish: Van garı) is the main railway station in Van, Turkey. Up until July 2015, the Trans-Asia Express, from Tehran, Iran, stopped at the station. The train would continue to the Van Pier, where passengers would travel to Tatvan via ferry, and the western half of the train would continue to Ankara.[1] As of mid-2015, freight trains are the only rail traffic at the station. However, as of September 2018, a twice weekly service to Tabriz is due to resume.

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The station in 2018, following the resumption of passenger service
General information
Locationİstasyon Cd., İstasyon Mah., 65100
Van Merkez/Van
Turkey
Coordinates38°31′01″N 43°18′31″E / 38.5170°N 43.3085°E / 38.5170; 43.3085
Owned byTurkish State Railways
Operated byTCDD Taşımacılık
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks7
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingIn front of station building
History
Opened1971
ClosedJuly 2015
Services
Preceding station TCDD Taşımacılık Following station
Van Pier
Terminus
Trans-Asia Express
Service suspended
Çeken
towards Tehran

Van Pier station was opened in 1971 by the Turkish State Railways.[2]

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References

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