İçmeler railway station

İçmeler railway station (Turkish: İçmeler istasyonu) is a railway station in Tuzla, Istanbul. The station was originally opened in 1954 by the Turkish State Railways, as İçme railway station and was a stop on the Haydarpaşa suburban commuter rail line.^[1] The original station consisted of two side platforms with two tracks. İçme station was also serviced by the popular Adapazarı Express regional rail service from Istanbul to Adapazarı.^[2]

İÇMELER
General information
Location	Harmanlı Sk., İçmeler Mah., 34947 Tuzla, Istanbul Turkey
Coordinates	40.8458°N 29.3000°E / 40.8458; 29.3000
Owned by	Turkish State Railways
Operated by	TCDD Taşımacılık
Line(s)	Marmaray
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	No
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	1954
Closed	2012-18
Rebuilt	2013-14
Electrified	6 February 1977 25 kV AC, 50 Hz
Previous names	İçme (1954-2012)
Services
Preceding station TCDD Taşımacılık Following station Aydıntepe towards Halkalı Marmaray Tuzla towards Gebze
Former services Preceding station Turkish State Railways Following station Pendik towards Istanbul Adapazarı Express Tuzla towards Adapazarı Aydıntepe towards Haydarpaşa Haydarpaşa suburban Tuzla towards Gebze
Track layout Legend West to Haydarpaşa East to Gebze

The station was closed down on 1 February 2012, when all train traffic between Pendik and Arifiye was temporarily suspended due to construction of the Ankara-Istanbul high-speed railway.^[3] The station was demolished shortly after and a new station was built in its place. The new station consists of an island platform serving two tracks, with a third express track on the south side.

İçmeler station is opened in 12 March 2019 along with the entire Marmaray line.

References

1. Koday, Saliha (2000). "Haydarpaşa-Gebze Arasındaki Demiryolu Banliyö Ulaşımı". Türk Coğrafya Dergisi (in Turkish). No. 35. Istanbul. p. 267. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
2. "Adapazarı Ekspresleri". tcdd.gov.tr (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 14 August 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
3. "Köseköy-Gebze hattı Basın Duyurusu". tcdd.gov.tr (in Turkish). 31 January 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2018.

External links

• TCDD Taşımacılık
• Marmaray