Kırıkkale railway station

This article is about the main station. For the high-speed station, see Kırıkkale YHT railway station.

Kırıkkale station (Turkish: Kırıkkale garı) is the main railway station in Kırıkkale, Turkey. The station was originally opened on 20 November 1925 by the Anatolian—Baghdad Railways and was one of the first railway stations built by the newly formed Republic of Turkey.^[1]

KIRIKKALE
TCDD intercity rail station
A westbound train at the station.
General information
Location	Millet Blv. 103, Fabrikalar Mah., 71100 Kırıkkale Merkez/Kırıkkale Turkey
Coordinates	39.8373°N 33.5032°E / 39.8373; 33.5032
Owned by	Turkish State Railways
Operated by	TCDD Taşımacılık
Line(s)	Eastern Express   Lake Van Express   Southern Express
Platforms	3 (1 side platform, 1 island platform, 1 bay platform)
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes
History
Opened	20 November 1925
Services
Preceding station TCDD Taşımacılık Following station Irmak towards Ankara Eastern Express Çerikli towards Kars Yahşihan towards Ankara Lake Van Express Balışıh towards Tatvan Southern Express Balışıh towards Kurtalan

TCDD Taşımacılık operates three daily intercity trains from Ankara^[2][3][4] to Kars,^[2] Kurtalan,^[3] and Tatvan,^[4] A twice daily regional train from Ankara to Kırıkkale has been suspended since 2016, due to the closure of the railway from Ankara station to Kayaş, to rehabilitate the line for the new Başkentray commuter rail system. Once construction is complete by December 2017, Ankara-Kırıkkale Regional train service is expected to resume.

References

1. As, Erdal (2013). Cumhuriyet Dönemi Ulaşım Politikaları (1923-1960) (in Turkish). Ankara: Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi. p. 104. ISBN 978-975-16-2635-6.
2. "Doğu Ekspresi". tcddseferleri.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 29 October 2017.
3. "Güney Kurtalan Ekspresi". tcddseferleri.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 29 October 2017.
4. "Van Gölü Ekspresi". tcddseferleri.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 29 October 2017.

External links

• Kırıkkale station timetable^{[permanent dead link]}
• Kırıkkale station timetable