Kemer railway station
Kemer station (Turkish: Kemer İstasyonu) is a railway station in İzmir. The station is the oldest railway station in Turkey, built in 1857.[1]
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| İZBAN commuter rail station | |||||||||||||||||||||
 The station house. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1196 Sk. 4, Yenidoğan Mah. 35180 Konak, İzmir Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38.4219°N 27.1557°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Turkish State Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  ESHOT: 54, 57, 58, 59, 60, 64, 107, 117, 153, 172, 214, 249, 348, 418, 662, 699 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | In Operation | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1857 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 2006-10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2008-10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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History
In 1856 the Ottoman Empire granted a concession to an English company to build a railway from İzmir to Aydın. The Ottoman Railway Company (ORC) started construction in late 1856 and completed a 2.17 km (1.35 mi) line, from the start at Alsancak to Kemer, in 1857. Kemer station was opened.[1] Kemer was chosen to be the main freight depot of the ORC in İzmir. When the railway reached the town of Torbalı in 1860, the first trains started to operate on the line. Freight trains carrying mainly figs, would unload at Kemer depot and would be distributed in İzmir via horse pulled wagons. Freight trains from the south as well as horse pulled caravans from the east and north would unload at Kemer.[1] In its early years Kemer station was the main freight depot in İzmir. When the railway reached Aydın in 1866, most freight would be unloaded in Alsancak. The Turkish State Railways became the new owners of the station in 1935, when they bought the ORC.[2] The station was electrified with 25 kV AC catenary in 2001. In 2006 the station was closed to passenger traffic and rebuilt in 2008, to be re-opened to service in 2010.
Bus connections
- 54 Kemer Aktarma - Otogar
- 57 Kemer Aktarm - Altındağ
- 58 Kemer Aktarm - Kandere
- 59 Kemer Aktarma - Bornova Metro
- 60 Kemer Aktarma - Pınarbaşı
- 64 Kemer Aktarma - Ayakkabıcılar Sitesi
- 107 Kemer Aktarma - Esbaş Aktarma
- 117 Kemer Aktarma - Kavaklıdere
- 153 Kemer Aktarma - Çamkule
- 172 Kemer Aktarma - Gaziemir Semt Garaj
- 214 Kemer - Evka 3
- 249 Kemer - Evka 4
- 348 Kemer Aktarma - Bornova Metro
- 418 Halkapınar Metro - Şirinyer Aktarma
- 662 Kemer - Cengizhan
- 699 Kemer - M.Erener
References
- Kemer Garı Tarihi Archived 2011-02-15 at the Wayback Machine - By Ömer Tolga Sümerli
- TCDD History - Trains and Railways of Turkey
- ESHOT Kemer Aktarma