İdealtepe railway station

İdealtepe railway station (Turkish: İdealtepe istasyonu) is a railway station in Maltepe, Istanbul. Located along Turgut Özal Boulevard and the Sea of Marmara, it was a station on the Haydarpaşa suburban commuter line from 1966 to 2013. The station platforms were rebuilt and expanded for the Marmaray commuter rail system opened on 12 March 2019.[1] Before its demolition, İdealtepe had two side platforms with two tracks. The new station have an island platform with two tracks as well as a third track for express trains.

İDEALTEPE
General information
LocationTurgut Özal Blv., İdealtepe Mah.
Maltepe, Istanbul
Turkey
Coordinates40.9372°N 29.1146°E / 40.9372; 29.1146
Owned byTurkish State Railways
Operated byTCDD Taşımacılık
Line(s)
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks3
ConnectionsBus interchange IETT Bus: 4, 16D, 222, E-9
Bus interchange Istanbul Minibus: Bostancı-Kartal, Bostancı-Pendik
Construction
ParkingNo
History
Opened1966
Closed2013-18
Rebuilt2016-18
Electrified1969
25 kV AC, 50 Hz Overhead wire
Services
Preceding station TCDD Taşımacılık Following station
Küçükyalı
towards Halkalı
Marmaray Süreyya Plajı
towards Gebze
Former services
Preceding station Turkish State Railways Following station
Küçükyalı
towards Haydarpaşa
Haydarpaşa suburban Süreyya Plajı
towards Gebze
Track layout
West to Haydarpaşa
East to Gebze

İdealtepe station was built in 1966 by the Turkish State Railways.[2]

References

  1. Şahin, İsmail (4 April 2017). "Gebze – Halkalı Banliyö Hattı Ne Zaman Açılacak". sozcu.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  2. Koday, Saliha (2000). "Haydarpaşa-Gebze Arasındaki Demiryolu Banliyö Ulaşımı". Türk Coğrafya Dergisi (in Turkish). No. 35. Istanbul. p. 267. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
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