Behiçbey railway station

Behiçbey railway station (Turkish: Behiçbey istasyonu) is a railway station in Ankara, Turkey, currently being rebuilt. The station was a stop on the Ankara suburban from the 1930s to 2016 when it was closed and demolished shortly after, in order to rebuild and expand the railway. Construction of the new station began in 2017 and is expected to open on 12 April 2018.[1]

BEHİÇBEY
TCDD Taşımacılık commuter rail station
General information
Location	Bahçekapı Mah. 06797 Etimesgut, Ankara Turkey
Coordinates	39.9314°N 32.7501°E / 39.9314; 32.7501
Owned by	Turkish State Railways
Operated by	TCDD Taşımacılık
Line(s)	Başkentray
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	5
Construction
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	1930s
Closed	2016-18
Rebuilt	2017-18
Previous names	Bahçekapı
Services
Preceding station TCDD Taşımacılık Following station Yıldırım towards Sincan Başkentray Marşandiz towards Kayaş
Track layout West to Sincan East to Kayaş

Behiçbey station was originally built in the early 1930s by the Turkish State Railways as Bahçekapı railway station. In 1961, the station was renamed Behiçbey in honor of Behiç Erkin, the first minister of railways in Turkey.[2]

The new station consists of an island platform serving two tracks, within a five-track railway. South of the platform are two tracks for mainline and YHT high-speed trains, while the track north of the platform is a bi-directional track for freight trains and equipment moves.