Irmak railway station

Irmak station is a railway station in Irmak, Turkey. TCDD Taşımacılık operates three daily intercity trains from Ankara[1][2][3] to Kars,[1] Kurtalan,[2] and Tatvan,[3]

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TCDD Taşımacılık intercity rail station
A westbound train at Irmak in 2009.
General information
LocationMelih Gökçek Cd., Irmak Köyü, 71450
Yahşihan/Kırıkkale
Turkey
Coordinates39.9318°N 33.3901°E / 39.9318; 33.3901
Owned byTurkish State Railways
Operated byTCDD Taşımacılık
Line(s)
  Southern Express
Platforms2 (1 side platform, 1 island platform)
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
History
Opened1 April 1934
Electrified2016
25 kV AC, 60 Hz
Services
Preceding station TCDD Taşımacılık Following station
Kayaş
towards Ankara
Eastern Express
(Tourist)
Yerköy
towards Kars
Elmadağ
towards Ankara
Eastern Express Kırıkkale
towards Kars
Lake Van Express Yahşihan
towards Tatvan
Southern Express Yahşihan
towards Kurtalan

During the expansion of the existing railway within Ankara, Irmak served as the temporary western terminus if these three trains from 2016 until 4 June 2018.

Irmak station was opened on 1 April 1934 by the Turkish State Railways.[4]

References

  1. "Doğu Ekspresi". tcddseferleri.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. "Güney Kurtalan Ekspresi". tcddseferleri.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  3. "Van Gölü Ekspresi". tcddseferleri.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  4. "TCDD History". trainsofturkey.com. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
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