Balıkesir station (Turkish: Balıkesir Garı) is the main railway station in Balıkesir, Turkey. The station was built in 1912 by the Smyrna Cassaba Railway as part of their railway from Manisa to Bandırma. TCDD Taşımacılık operates four daily intercity trains, two of which terminate at Balıkesir.[1][2][3][4] The stations consists of one side platform and one island platform serving two tracks. A freight yard is adjacent to the platforms, but in the mid-2010 was set to be decommissioned with the station ground to be used solely for passenger trains.[5]
Balıkesir | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| TCDD Taşımacılık intercity rail station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 The station building in February 2003. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Cumhuriyet Meydanı, Gümüçşme Mah., 10040 Balıkesir Merkez/Balıkesir Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°38′49″N 27°53′18″E / 39.6470°N 27.8883°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Turkish State Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | TCDD Taşımacılık | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 (1 side platform, 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1912 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 2016 25 kV AC, 60 Hz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ "İzmir Mavi". tcddseferleri.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "6 Eylül Ekspresi". tcddseferleri.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "Karesi Ekspresi". tcddseferleri.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "Balıkesir Tren Seferleri". seferleri.net (in Turkish). Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ Uysal, Onur (16 March 2015). "Balıkesir Gökköy lojistik merkezi bugün açılıyor". railturkey.org (in Turkish). Retrieved 30 October 2017.
External links
edit- Balıkesir station information
- Balıkesir station timetable
- Balıkesir station building in Google Street View
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