Van railway station
Railway station in Van, Turkey From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Railway station in Van, Turkey From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Van railway station (Turkish: Van garı) is the main railway station in Van, Turkey. Up until July 2015, the Trans-Asia Express, from Tehran, Iran, stopped at the station. The train would continue to the Van Pier, where passengers would travel to Tatvan via ferry, and the western half of the train would continue to Ankara.[1] As of mid-2015, freight trains are the only rail traffic at the station. However, as of September 2018, a twice weekly service to Tabriz is due to resume.
VAN | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | İstasyon Cd., İstasyon Mah., 65100 Van Merkez/Van Turkey | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 38.5170°N 43.3085°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Turkish State Railways | ||||||||||
Operated by | TCDD Taşımacılık | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 7 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
Parking | In front of station building | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1971 | ||||||||||
Closed | July 2015 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Van Pier station was opened in 1971 by the Turkish State Railways.[2]
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