Kemer railway station

Kemer station (Turkish: Kemer İstasyonu) is a railway station in İzmir. The station is the oldest railway station in Turkey, built in 1857.[1]

Kemer
İZBAN commuter rail station
The station house.
Location	1196 Sk. 4, Yenidoğan Mah. 35180 Konak, İzmir Turkey
Coordinates	38.4219°N 27.1557°E
Owned by	Turkish State Railways
Line(s)	Southern Line
Platforms	2 side platform
Tracks	3
Connections	ESHOT: 54, 57, 58, 59, 60, 64, 107, 117, 153, 172, 214, 249, 348, 418, 662, 699
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	In Operation
History
Opened	1857
Closed	2006-10
Rebuilt	2008-10
Electrified	2001
Services
Preceding station   İZBAN   Following station Hilal toward Alsancak Southern Line Şirinyer toward Tepeköy
Former services Preceding station   Turkish State Railways   Following station Alsancak Terminus Cumaovası suburban Şirinyer toward Cumaovası Buca suburban Şirinyer toward Buca Basmane Terminus Buca suburban

History

In 1856 the Ottoman Empire granted a concession to an English company to build a railway from İzmir to Aydın. The Ottoman Railway Company (ORC) started construction in late 1856 and completed a 2.17 km (1.35 mi) line, from the start at Alsancak to Kemer, in 1857. Kemer station was opened.[1] Kemer was chosen to be the main freight depot of the ORC in İzmir. When the railway reached the town of Torbalı in 1860, the first trains started to operate on the line. Freight trains carrying mainly figs, would unload at Kemer depot and would be distributed in İzmir via horse pulled wagons. Freight trains from the south as well as horse pulled caravans from the east and north would unload at Kemer.[1] In its early years Kemer station was the main freight depot in İzmir. When the railway reached Aydın in 1866, most freight would be unloaded in Alsancak. The Turkish State Railways became the new owners of the station in 1935, when they bought the ORC.[2] The station was electrified with 25 kV AC catenary in 2001. In 2006 the station was closed to passenger traffic and rebuilt in 2008, to be re-opened to service in 2010.

Bus connections

ESHOT[3]

• 54 Kemer Aktarma - Otogar
• 57 Kemer Aktarm - Altındağ
• 58 Kemer Aktarm - Kandere
• 59 Kemer Aktarma - Bornova Metro
• 60 Kemer Aktarma - Pınarbaşı
• 64 Kemer Aktarma - Ayakkabıcılar Sitesi
• 107 Kemer Aktarma - Esbaş Aktarma
• 117 Kemer Aktarma - Kavaklıdere
• 153 Kemer Aktarma - Çamkule
• 172 Kemer Aktarma - Gaziemir Semt Garaj
• 214 Kemer - Evka 3
• 249 Kemer - Evka 4
• 348 Kemer Aktarma - Bornova Metro
• 418 Halkapınar Metro - Şirinyer Aktarma
• 662 Kemer - Cengizhan
• 699 Kemer - M.Erener

See also

• Alsancak Terminal
• Turkish State Railways
• Ottoman Railway Company

References

1. Kemer Garı Tarihi Archived 2011-02-15 at the Wayback Machine - By Ömer Tolga Sümerli
2. TCDD History - Trains and Railways of Turkey
3. ESHOT Kemer Aktarma