Kartal railway station

Kartal railway station (Turkish: Kartal istasyonu) is a railway station in Kartal, Istanbul. The station was a stop on the Haydarpaşa suburban between 1951 and 2013, when the railway between Haydarpaşa and Pendik was closed. Starting in late-2018, the station will re-open to Marmaray commuter rail service. Prior to 2012, Kartal station was also a stop on the popular Adapazarı Express regional rail service to Adapazarı.

KARTAL
TCDD Taşımacılık commuter rail station
The Boğaziçi Express, en route to Ankara, passing through Kartal station in 2011.
Location	Hükümet Cd., Yukarı Mah. 34860 Kartal, Istanbul Turkey
Coordinates	40.8878°N 29.1834°E
Owned by	Turkish State Railways
Operated by	TCDD Taşımacılık
Line(s)	Marmaray
Platforms	2 (1 island platform, 1 side platform)
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	No
History
Opened	22 September 1872
Closed	2013-18
Rebuilt	1949 (expanded) 2017-18 (platforms)
Electrified	6 February 1977 25 kV AC, 50 Hz
Services
Preceding station   TCDD Taşımacılık   Following station Başak toward Halkalı Marmaray Yunus toward Gebze
Former services Preceding station   Turkish State Railways   Following station Maltepe toward Istanbul Adapazarı Express Pendik toward Adapazarı Atalar toward Haydarpaşa Haydarpaşa suburban Yunus toward Gebze
Track layout West to Haydarpaşa East to Gebze

History

Kartal station was originally built by the Ottoman government as part of a railway from Kadıköy to İzmit. The station was opened on 22 September 1872.[1][2] The station, along with the railway, was sold to the Ottoman Anatolian Railway (CFOA) in 1888, which operated the station until 1924. In 1909 the CFOA began frequent train service between Haydarpaşa and Pendik; this promoted urban growth around the railway and Kartal station became the center of Kartal.

In 1924, the CFOA went through a process of nationalization by the newly formed Republic of Turkey. In that year, the CFOA was bought by the Turkish government and merged with the Baghdad Railway into the Anatolian—Baghdad Railways (CFAB).[2] In 1927, the CFAB was bought by the State Railways and Seaports Administration, the direct successor of the Turkish State Railways.[3]

The State Railways double-tracked the railway from Haydarpaşa to Gebze in 1949 and in 1951 began commuter rail service on the line.[1][3] The station was electrified in 1969 with overhead wire, when TCDD began operating electric commuter rail service.[3] Regional rail service was discontinued in 2012, followed by all train service in 2013 for the construction of the Marmaray commuter rail system.[4] The rails were torn up shortly after but construction halted due to problems with the contractor. Construction restarted in 2016 with the demolition of the station platforms. Kartal station was reopened on March 12, 2019, along with the entire Marmaray rail line.

References

1. Koday, Saliha (2000). "Haydarpaşa-Gebze Arasındaki Demiryolu Banliyö Ulaşımı". Türk Coğrafya Dergisi (in Turkish). No. 35. Istanbul. p. 267. Archived from the original on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
2. "CFOA History". trainsofturkey.com. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
3. "TCDD History". trainsofturkey.com. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
4. "Köseköy-Gebze hattı Basın Duyurusu". tcdd.gov.tr (in Turkish). 31 January 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2018.

External links

• Turkish State Railways
• TCDD Taşımacılık
• Marmaray