Karşıyaka railway station
Karşıyaka | |||||||||||||||||||
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| İZBAN commuter rail station | |||||||||||||||||||
View of Karşıyaka Izban from inside in 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°27′28″N 27°06′54″E / 38.457868°N 27.115071°E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Turkish State Railways | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | TCDD Transport İZBAN A.Ş. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | İZBAN Line | ||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | October 10, 1865 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2006-2010 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 2001 (25 kV AC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | 2.061.535 69% | ||||||||||||||||||
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Karşıyaka is a historic railway station currently in use on the İZBAN commuter rail system in the famous Karşıyaka district of İzmir. The station is located at the northern end of the Karşıyaka Çarşı (Main Street). The station is located underground in the Karşıyaka Tunnel. It is the busiest İZBAN station in terms of passengers, serving approximately 8,380 passengers daily. The station is also a transfer point for minibus services to nearby towns.