Kayaş railway station

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Kayaş railway station is a railway station on the Başkentray commuter rail line in Ankara, Turkey. Located in the Kayaş neighborhood of the Mamak district, it is the eastern terminus of the line. The station closed down in July 2016 and the platforms were demolished, expanded and rebuilt; Kayaş station reopened on 12 April 2018 and serves commuter, regional and intercity trains. As of 2023, it now also serves as a station on the Ankara–Sivas high-speed railway operated by YHT.[1][2] The station house was built in the Turkish Neoclassical style, during the First national architectural movement in Turkey.

KAYAŞ
TCDD commuter rail station
General information
LocationAtatürk Blv., Hacettepe, 06230
Altındağ/Ankara
Turkey
Coordinates39°55′44″N 32°51′18″E / 39.9290°N 32.8551°E / 39.9290; 32.8551
Owned byTurkish State Railways
Operated byTCDD Taşımacılık
Line(s)Ankara-Kars railway
Ankara-Sivas high-speed railway
Platforms3 (2 island platforms, 1 side platform)
Tracks7
ConnectionsLocal Transit EGO Bus: 352, 354, 354-3, 357, 359, 368, 369, 389, 394, 394-3, 397, 398-3
Construction
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
AccessibleYes
Architectural styleTurkish Neoclassical
History
Opened1920s
Closed2016-17
Services
Preceding station TCDD Taşımacılık Following station
Ankara
Terminus
Yüksek Hızlı Tren Kırıkkale YHT
towards Sivas
Eastern Express Elmadağ
towards Kars
Eastern Express
(Tourist)
Irmak
towards Kars
4 Sep Express Elmadağ
towards Malatya
Lake Van Express Elmadağ
towards Tatvan
Southern Express Elmadağ
towards Kurtalan
Köstence
towards Sincan
Başkentray Terminus

Before 2016, Kayaş station had two island platforms serving four tracks. (Two for commuter trains and two for regional and intercity trains) The station has been expanded to seven tracks with three platforms. Two of the seven tracks will serve as a layover siding for commuter trains.

References

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  1. ^ "Başkentray Yıl Sonu Hizmete Girecek". rayhaber.com (in Turkish). 23 June 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Ankara-Sivas Yüksek Hızlı Tren Hattı Ne Zaman Açılacak". rayhaber.com (in Turkish). 16 May 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.