Hilal (İzmir Metro)

Hilal is an elevated station on the Fahrettin Altay—Evka 3 Line of the İzmir Metro in Konak. Located above the Turkish State Railways' Hilal junction, it is one of the ten original stations of the metro system. Connection to İZBAN commuter trains are available at Hilal railway station.[1] Since Hilal is located in the middle of a railway junction, no direct connections to ESHOT city bus service is available. The closest bus stop is located on 1396th Street about 460 m (1,510 ft) northwest of the station.

Hilal
İzmir Metro rapid transit station
General information
LocationEge Mah., 35230
Konak
Coordinates38.4268°N 27.1549°E / 38.4268; 27.1549
Owned byİzmir Metropolitan Municipality
Operated byİzmir Metro A.Ş.
Line(s)
  M1
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsMainline rail interchange İZBAN at Hilal
Construction
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
AccessibleYes
History
Opened22 May 2000 (2000-05-22)
Services
Preceding station İzmir Metro Following station
Basmane
towards F. Altay
 M1 Halkapınar
towards Evka 3

Hilal station was opened on 22 May 2000.[2]

Layout
The station structure seen from a nearby overpass.

Hilal is one of two elevated stations on the İzmir Metro, along with Stadyum, and consists of two side platforms with two tracks. Directly beneath the station, on ground level, is the mezzanine with fare control and ticket machines. Since the station itself is located within the Hilal junction, the surrounding streets are accessible via walkways and bridges over the railway tracks in the junction. Connection to the northbound İZBAN platform are located at the west end of the mezzanine; while a walkway north to Akıncılar Avenue continues past the northbound platform. Connection to the southbound İZBAN platform are available via an elevated walkway over the İZBAN tracks. From this walkway, another elevated walkway diverges off to the Hilal neighborhood.

References
  1. "Raylı Sisteme 2. Aktarma İstasyonu Hatlar". izmirmetro.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  2. "Tarihçe". izmirmetro.com.tr. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
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