Aliağa railway station

Aliağa
İZBAN commuter rail station
The station building.
General information
Locationİstasyon Cd., Yeni Mah., 35800
Aliağa, İzmir
Turkey
Coordinates38°47′21″N 26°58′02″E / 38.7892°N 26.9672°E / 38.7892; 26.9672
Owned byTurkish State Railways
Operated byİZBAN
Line(s)
  Northern Line
Platforms2 (1 side platform, 1 island platform)
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesNo
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zoneZone A (connecting buses are subject to zone B rules)
History
Opened30 January 2011; 13 years ago (2011-01-30)
Services
Preceding station İZBAN Following station
Biçerova
towards Alsancak
 Northern Line Terminus

Aliağa railway station (Turkish: Aliağa istasyonu) is a railway station in Aliağa, Turkey and is the northern terminus of the Northern Line of the İZBAN commuter rail system. The station was built in 1996 by the Turkish State Railways but remained without passenger train service until 30 January 2011, when the Northern Line was extended north from Çiğli.

History

Aliağa has a big port, mainly for oil and bulk. The city did not however have rail transport. In 1995, the Turkish State Railways started building a 25 km (16 mi) double track line, branching from Menemen, to Aliağa. The line was opened in 1996.[1] Even though the main purpose of the line was for freight trains, Aliağa station had a twice daily regional train to Basmane Station in İzmir. In 2002, the tracks were electrified with 25 kV AC overhead wire, but was never used. When the construction of the Karşıyaka Rail Tunnel started in 2006, passenger service ceased to Aliağa. The station reopened on January 30, 2011.

Bus connections

ESHOT

  • 740 Aliağa-Menemen

References

  1. ^ TCDD History - Trains and Railways of Turkey


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