İdealtepe railway station

İdealtepe railway station (Turkish: İdealtepe istasyonu) is a railway station in Maltepe, Istanbul. Located along Turgut Özal Boulevard and the Sea of Marmara, it was a station on the Haydarpaşa suburban commuter line from 1966 to 2013. As of December 2017, the station platforms are being rebuilt and expanded for the Marmaray commuter rail system expected to open in late 2018.[1] Before its demolition, İdealtepe had two side platforms with two tracks. The new station will have an island platform with two tracks as well as a third track for express trains.

İDEALTEPE
Location	Turgut Özal Blv., İdealtepe Mah. Maltepe, Istanbul Turkey
Coordinates	40.9372°N 29.1146°E
Owned by	Turkish State Railways
Operated by	TCDD Taşımacılık
Line(s)	Marmaray (2019)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	IETT Bus: 4, 16D, 222, E-9 Istanbul Minibus: Bostancı-Kartal, Bostancı-Pendik
Construction
Parking	No
History
Opened	1966
Closed	2013-18
Rebuilt	2016-18
Electrified	1969 25 kV AC, 50 Hz Overhead wire
Services
Preceding station   TCDD Taşımacılık   Following station Küçükyalı toward Halkalı Marmaray Süreyya Plajı toward Gebze
Former services Preceding station   Turkish State Railways   Following station Küçükyalı toward Haydarpaşa Haydarpaşa suburban Süreyya Plajı toward Gebze
Track layout West to Haydarpaşa East to Gebze

İdealtepe station was built in 1966 by the Turkish State Railways.[2]

References

1. Şahin, İsmail (4 April 2017). "Gebze – Halkalı Banliyö Hattı Ne Zaman Açılacak". sozcu.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 13 December 2017.
2. Koday, Saliha (2000). "Haydarpaşa-Gebze Arasındaki Demiryolu Banliyö Ulaşımı". Türk Coğrafya Dergisi (in Turkish). No. 35. Istanbul. p. 267. Retrieved 25 October 2017.