Sivas railway station (Turkish: Sivas garı) is the main railway station in Sivas, Turkey. Located just southwest of the city center, the station is serviced by three inter-city trains from Ankara, which continue east to Kars, Tatvan and Kurtalan respectively. The old part of the station serves the Kalın-Samsun railway and there is a regional train to Divriği.
Sivas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| TCDD intercity and regional rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Sivas railway station (2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Kadı Burhanettin Mah. Rahmi Günay Cad. Sivas Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°44′23″N 37°00′21″E / 39.73972°N 37.00583°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Turkish State Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Ankara-Kars railway Ankara-Sivas high-speed railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 (1 side platform, 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Sivas Belediye Otobüs: 1A, 1D, 2B, 3A, 8A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Located in front of the building | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Turkish Neoclassical, Art Deco | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 31 August 1930[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The station was opened in 1930 but the building wasn't completed until 1934. The rectangular plan building has a basement, a ground floor and an upper floor. There are two main gates one in the south and one in the north. It is registered as a cultural asset of the city.[2]
There is a new part of the station from which the Ankara–Sivas high-speed railway[3] runs. As of October 2023 there is no left luggage anywhere in the station.
See also
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edit- ^ "TCDD lines opening dates". trainsofturkey.com. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ Cultural asset page (in Turkish)
- ^ Ankara Sivas Hızlı Tren Saatleri (in Turkish)
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