Hilal is an elevated station on the M1 Line of the İzmir Metro in Konak. Located above the Turkish State Railways' Hilal junction, it is one of the ten original stations of the metro system. Connection to İZBAN commuter trains are available at Hilal railway station.[1] Since Hilal is located in the middle of a railway junction, no direct connections to ESHOT city bus service is available. The closest bus stop is located on 1396th Street about 460 m (1,510 ft) northwest of the station.
Hilal | |||||||||||
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| İzmir Metro rapid transit station | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Ege Mah., 35230 Konak | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°25′36″N 27°09′18″E / 38.4268°N 27.1549°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | İzmir Metropolitan Municipality | ||||||||||
| Operated by | İzmir Metro A.Ş. | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  İZBAN at Hilal | ||||||||||
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| Parking | No | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 22 May 2000 | ||||||||||
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Hilal station was opened on 22 May 2000.[2]
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Hilal is one of two elevated stations on the İzmir Metro, along with Stadyum, and consists of two side platforms with two tracks. Directly beneath the station, on ground level, is the mezzanine with fare control and ticket machines. Since the station itself is located within the Hilal junction, the surrounding streets are accessible via walkways and bridges over the railway tracks in the junction. Connection to the northbound İZBAN platform are located at the west end of the mezzanine; while a walkway north to Akıncılar Avenue continues past the northbound platform. Connection to the southbound İZBAN platform are available via an elevated walkway over the İZBAN tracks. From this walkway, another elevated walkway diverges off to the Hilal neighborhood.
References edit
- ^ "Raylı Sisteme 2. Aktarma İstasyonu Hatlar". izmirmetro.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ "Tarihçe". izmirmetro.com.tr. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2017.