Çiğli railway station

Çiğli railway station (Turkish: Çiğli garı) is a railway station in İzmir, Turkey. The station is within the Çiğli district of the city and is a stop for all trains on the line. İZBAN operates commuter trains north to Aliağa and Menemen and south to Alsancak and Tepeköy. TCDD Taşımacılık operates seven trains, five intercity and two regional, to Eskişehir, Bandırma, Balıkesir, Soma, Uşak and Alaşehir.

Çiğli
TCDD intercity and regional rail station İZBAN commuter rail station
The station building in December 2010.
General information
Location	Semra Aksu Cd., İstasyonaltı, 35630 Çiğli/İzmir Turkey
Coordinates	38.4920°N 27.0631°E / 38.4920; 27.0631
Owned by	Turkish State Railways
Operated by	TCDD Taşımacılık
Line(s)	İzmir-Afyon railway
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	7
Train operators	TCDD Taşımacılık, İZBAN
Construction
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	10 November 1865
Closed	2008-10
Rebuilt	2008
Electrified	2001 25 kV AC, 60 Hz
Services
Preceding station TCDD Taşımacılık Following station İzmir Terminus Izmir Blue Train Menemen towards Ankara Aegean Express Menemen towards Eskişehir 6 Sep Express (Suspended) Menemen towards Bandırma 17 Sep Express (Suspended) Konya Blue Train Menemen towards Konya İzmir–Alaşehir Menemen towards Alaşehir Uşak Express Menemen towards Uşak Preceding station İZBAN Following station Mavişehir towards Alsancak Northern Line Ata Sanayi towards Aliağa
Former services Preceding station Turkish State Railways Following station İzmir Terminus Karesi Express Menemen towards Balıkesir Şemikler towards Basmane Çiğli suburban Terminus

Çiğli was the northern terminus of the Çiğli suburban for 140 years, since the service began in 1865 until it ended in 2005.^[1]

References

1. Atilla, A. Nedim (2002). İzmir Demiryolları (in Turkish). İzmir: İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kültür Yayınları. p. 111. ISBN 975-180076-5.