Belemedik railway station

Belemedik railway station (Turkish: Belemedik istasyonu) is a railway station in the village of Belemedik, Adana in Turkey. The station is northern entrance to the Çakıt Valley pass, where the railway traverses through 12 tunnels, the longest of them being 3.7 km (2.3 mi) long.^[1]

BELEMEDİK
TCDD Taşımacılık intercity rail station
The station house.
General information
Location	Belemedik Köyü 01470 Pozantı, Adana Turkey
Coordinates	37.3552°N 34.9104°E / 37.3552; 34.9104
Owned by	Turkish State Railways
Operated by	TCDD Taşımacılık
Line(s)	Erciyes Express   Taurus Express
Platforms	2 (1 island platform, 1 side platform)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes
History
Opened	21 December 1912
Services
Preceding station TCDD Taşımacılık Following station Pozantı towards Kayseri Erciyes Express Hacıkırı towards Adana Pozantı towards Konya Taurus Express

Belemedik station was originally opened on 21 December 1912 by the Baghdad Railway and played an important role in transporting troops to the Mesopotamian and Palestine fronts during World War I.^[2] The station was also a gap in the railway, thus goods and soldiers disembarked at Belemedeik and walked to Durak (on the other side of the valley) where the railway continued. The pass through Çakıt Valley was finally completed on 9 October 1918, 11 days before the Ottoman Empire capitulated.^[2]

Belemedik station consists of an island platform and a side platform serving two tracks, with a third track as a siding.

TCDD Taşımacılık operates two daily intercity trains from Konya^[3] and Kayseri^[4] to Adana.

References

1. "Tunnels". trainsofturkey.com. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
2. "CIOB - Chemin de Fer Impérial Ottoman de Baghdad". trainsofturkey.com. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
3. "Toros Ekspresi". tcddseferleri.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 10 April 2018.
4. "Erciyes Ekspresi". tcddseferleri.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 10 April 2018.

External links

• TCDD Taşımacılık
  • Passenger trains
• Belemedik station timetable