Kayaş railway station

Kayaş railway station is a railway station on the Başkentray commuter rail line in Ankara, Turkey. Located in the Kayaş neighborhood of the Mamak district, it is the eastern terminus of the line. The station closed down in July 2016 and the platforms were demolished, expanded and rebuilt; Kayaş station is expected to reopen on 12 April 2018 and will serve commuter, regional and intercity trains and by the end of 2018, high-speed YHT trains to Sivas.[1][2] The station house was built in the Turkish Neoclassical style, during the First national architectural movement in Turkey.

KAYAŞ
TCDD commuter rail station
General information
Location	Atatürk Blv., Hacettepe, 06230 Altındağ/Ankara Turkey
Coordinates	39.9290°N 32.8551°E / 39.9290; 32.8551
Owned by	Turkish State Railways
Operated by	TCDD Taşımacılık
Line(s)	Ankara-Kars railway Ankara-Sivas high-speed railway
Platforms	3 (2 island platforms, 1 side platform)
Tracks	7
Connections	EGO Bus: 352, 354, 354-3, 357, 359, 368, 369, 389, 394, 394-3, 397, 398-3
Construction
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Accessible	Yes
Architectural style	Turkish Neoclassical
History
Opened	1920s
Closed	2016-17
Services
Preceding station TCDD Taşımacılık Following station Ankara Terminus Yüksek Hızlı Tren Kırıkkale YHT towards Sivas Eastern Express Elmadağ towards Kars Eastern Express (Tourist) Irmak towards Kars 4 Sep Express Elmadağ towards Malatya Lake Van Express Elmadağ towards Tatvan Southern Express Elmadağ towards Kurtalan Köstence towards Sincan Başkentray Terminus

Before 2016, Kayaş station had two island platforms serving four tracks. (Two for commuter trains and two for regional and intercity trains) The station has been expanded to seven tracks with three platforms. Two of the seven tracks will serve as a layover siding for commuter trains.