Pozantı railway station (Turkish: Pozantı istasyonu) is a railway station in the town of Pozantı, Turkey. Situated in the Taurus Mountains, Pozantı is the northernmost station in the Adana Province. Due to its geographical location near the Cilician Gates, the station was historically a resting stop for trains crossing the mountain range. The station was originally opened on 21 December 1912 by the Baghdad Railway.[1]
POZANTI | |||||||||||||||
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| TCDD Taşımacılık intercity rail station | |||||||||||||||
 A northbound freight train passing the station. | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Gençlik Cd., Cumhuriyet Mah. 01470 Pozantı, Adana Turkey | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°25′22″N 34°52′22″E / 37.4228°N 34.8729°E | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Turkish State Railways | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | TCDD Taşımacılık | ||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 21 December 1912 | ||||||||||||||
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Pozantı station consists of an island platform serving two tracks, with a total of four tracks. The other two tracks are used as a siding.
TCDD Taşımacılık operates two daily intercity trains from Konya[2] and Kayseri[3] to Adana.[4]
Images
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The station house. -
The old water tower.
References
edit- ^ "Cilician Gates". trainsofturkey.com. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "Toros Ekspresi". tcddseferleri.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "Erciyes Ekspresi". tcddseferleri.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ Erciyes Ekspresi (in Turkish)