Kaynarca railway station

Kaynarca station (Turkish: Kaynarca istasyonu) is an unused railway station in the Kaynarca neighborhood of Pendik, Istanbul. The station was originally built in 1967 by the Turkish State Railways in anticipation of electric commuter rail service from Haydarpaşa to Gebze.[1] The station was closed down 29 April 2012 and demolished shortly after.[2] A new station was built in its place in 2014 as part of the rehabilitation of the railway for the Marmaray commuter rail system, but due to construction delays on other sections of the railway, Kaynarca station remains unused. The opening of the station was for on March 12, 2019.

KAYNARCA
TCDD Taşımacılık commuter rail station
The rebuilt station in 2016.
Location	İbni Sina Cd., Kaynarca Mah., 34890 Pendik/Istanbul Turkey
Coordinates	40.8711°N 29.2562°E
Owned by	Turkish State Railways
Line(s)	Marmaray
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	1967
Closed	2012-18
Rebuilt	2013-14
Electrified	29 May 1969 25 kV AC, 60 Hz
Passengers
2016	0  0%
Services
Preceding station   TCDD Taşımacılık   Following station Pendik toward Halkalı Marmaray Tersane toward Gebze
Former services Preceding station   Turkish State Railways   Following station Pendik toward Haydarpaşa Haydarpaşa suburban Tersane toward Gebze
Track layout West to Haydarpaşa East to Gebze

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. "Hangi tren hattı ne zaman kapanacak?". mynet.com (in Turkish). 25 February 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2017.