Yedikule station is a formerly indefinitely closed railway station on the Istanbul suburban. It is located in the Yedikule neighborhood in southwest Fatih. The Yedikule Electric Train Depot is located right next to the station but was closed down in the early 2000s. The station had one track servicing an island platform (eastbound track) during the construction of the Marmaray tunnels, the westbound track being temporarily removed. Yedikule was served by the İstanbul-Halkalı Line, which was abandoned with the opening of Marmaray. The station is 7.46 km (4.64 mi) away from Sirkeci Terminal. The station was rebuilt and reopened on 26 February 2024 as part of the T6 Sirkeci–Kazlıçeşme Tramway Line / U3 Sirkeci–Kazlıçeşme Rail Line.[3]
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Location | Yedikule İstasyonu Cd. 32a, Yedikule Mah. 34107 Fatih/Istanbul Turkey | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°59′38″N 28°55′37″E / 40.9938°N 28.9269°E | ||||||||||||
Owned by | Turkish State Railways | ||||||||||||
Line(s) | Istanbul-Pythion railway | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
Connections | ![]() | ||||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||
Parking | No | ||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
Opened | 4 January 1871[1] | ||||||||||||
Closed | 2013–2024[2] | ||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 4 December 1955 26 February 2024 | ||||||||||||
Electrified | 4 December 1955 (25 kV AC) | ||||||||||||
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Pictures
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Yedikule station before its closure in 2013.
References
edit- ^ "CO lines opening dates". www.trainsofturkey.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- ^ "As of August 12, 2013, Istanbul-Yedikule suburban trains will not be operated". TCDD. August 13, 2013. Archived from the original on August 13, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
- ^ "Sirkeci-Kazlıçeşme Raylı Sistem Hattı bugün açılacak". TRT (in Turkish). 2024-02-25. Retrieved 2024-04-01.