Derince railway station

Derince railway station (Turkish: Derince istasyonu) is a railway station in Hereke, Turkey. TCDD Taşımacılık operates four daily regional trains between Istanbul and Adapazarı that stop at the station.[1] The station was originally built in 1904 by the Ottoman Anatolian Railway along with the Port of Derince.[2]

DERİNCE
TCDD regional rail station
General information
LocationKanarya Sk., Deniz Mah. 41900
Derince, Kocaeli
Turkey
Coordinates40.7539°N 29.8320°E / 40.7539; 29.8320
Owned byTurkish State Railways
Operated byTCDD Taşımacılık
Line(s)
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
History
Opened1904
Closed2012-17
Electrified6 February 1977
25 kV AC, 50 Hz
Services
Preceding station TCDD Taşımacılık Following station
Yarımca
towards Gebze
Ada Express İzmit
towards Adapazarı
Former services
Preceding station Turkish State Railways Following station
Tütünçiftlik
towards Istanbul
Adapazarı Express Koruma
towards Adapazarı

Derince station was closed down on 1 February 2012 due to construction of the Ankara-Istanbul high-speed railway.[3] The station was reopened on 4 August 2017.[4]

References

  1. "Ada Ekspresi". tcddseferleri.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  2. "CFOA History". trainsofturkey.com. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  3. "Köseköy-Gebze hattı Basın Duyurusu". tcdd.gov.tr (in Turkish). 31 January 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  4. "Ada Ekspresi'ne 3 yeni durak daha eklendi". rayhaber.com (in Turkish). 20 July 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
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