Hereke railway station (Turkish: Hereke istasyonu) is a railway station in Hereke, Turkey. TCDD Taşımacılık operates four daily regional trains between Istanbul and Adapazarı that stop at the station.[1] The station was originally built in 1873 by the Ottoman government as part of a railway from Kadıköy to İzmit.[2]
HEREKE | |||||||||||||
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| TCDD regional rail station | |||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | Oral Pektaş Cd. 10, Hacı Akif Mah. 41800 Körfez, Kocaeli Turkey | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°47′03″N 30°36′58″E / 40.7843°N 30.6162°E | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | Turkish State Railways | ||||||||||||
| Operated by | TCDD Taşımacılık | ||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | 8 January 1873 | ||||||||||||
| Closed | 2012-17 | ||||||||||||
| Electrified | 6 February 1977 25 kV AC, 50 Hz | ||||||||||||
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Hereke station was closed down on 1 February 2012 due to construction of the Ankara-Istanbul high-speed railway.[3] The station was reopened on 4 August 2017.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Ada Ekspresi". tcddseferleri.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ "CFOA History". trainsofturkey.com. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ "Köseköy-Gebze hattı Basın Duyurusu". tcdd.gov.tr (in Turkish). 31 January 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ "Ada Ekspresi'ne 3 yeni durak daha eklendi". rayhaber.com (in Turkish). 20 July 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2018.