Malatya railway station

Malatya railway station is the main railway station in the city of Malatya, Turkey. The station was built in 1931 by the Turkish State Railways as part of the railway to Diyarbakır. TCDD Taşımacılık operates three trains through the station: the Lake Van Express to Ankara or Tatvan, the Southern Express to Ankara or Kurtalan and the Euphrates Express to Elazığ or Adana.[1]

MALATYA
TCDD intercity rail station
The Art Deco station building in June 2001.
Location	İstasyon Cd. 1, İnönü Mah. 44070 Yeşilyurt/Malatya Turkey
Coordinates	38.3523°N 38.2833°E
Owned by	Turkish State Railways
Operated by	TCDD Taşımacılık
Line(s)	Lake Van Express   Southern Express   Euphrates Express
Platforms	2 (1 side platform, 1 island platform)
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Located in front of station building.
Architectural style	Art Deco
History
Opened	15 March 1931
Services
Preceding station   TCDD Taşımacılık   Following station Dilek toward Ankara Lake Van Express Battalgazi toward Tatvan Southern Express Battalgazi toward Kurtalan Yazlak toward Adana Euphrates Express Battalgazi toward Elazığ

The station building was built in the Art deco style and is similar to the station buildings of Sivas, Manisa and Diyarbakır stations.[2]

Malatya station also houses the TCDD regional headquarters for District 5.

See also

• Sivas station
• Manisa station
• Diyarbakır station

References

1. As, Erdal (2013). Cumhuriyet Dönemi Ulaşım Politikaları (in Turkish). Ankara: Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi. p. 107.
2. Erdoğan, Hacı Abdullah; Başar, Mehmet Emin (September 2009). "Osmanlı'dan Cumhuriyet'e Türkiye'de Tren Garları" (in Turkish): 38. Retrieved 22 October 2017. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

External links

• Malatya station information
• Malatya station timetable