Sivas railway station

Sivas railway station (Turkish: Sivas garı) is the main railway station in Sivas, Turkey. Located just southwest of the city center, the station is serviced by three inter-city trains from Ankara, which continue east to Kars, Tatvan and Kurtalan respectively. The old part of the station serves the Kalın-Samsun railway and there is a regional train to Divriği.

Sivas
TCDD intercity and regional rail station
Sivas railway station (2012)
General information
LocationKadı Burhanettin Mah. Rahmi Günay Cad. Sivas
Turkey
Coordinates39°44′23″N 37°00′21″E
Owned byTurkish State Railways
Line(s)Ankara-Kars railway
Ankara-Sivas high-speed railway
Platforms3 (1 side platform, 2 island platforms
Tracks5
ConnectionsLocal Transit Sivas Belediye Otobüs: 1A, 1D, 2B, 3A, 8A
Construction
ParkingLocated in front of the building
Architectural styleTurkish Neoclassical, Art Deco
History
Opened31 August 1930[1]
Services
Preceding station TCDD Taşımacılık Following station
Yozgat
towards Ankara
Yüksek Hızlı Tren Terminus
Kalın
towards Ankara
Eastern Express Bostankaya
towards Kars
Yapı
towards Ankara
Lake Van Express Taşlıdere
towards Tatvan
Southern Express Taşlıdere
towards Kurtalan
Terminus Sivas–Divriği Taşlıdere
towards Divriği
Location
Sivas is located in Turkey
Sivas
Sivas
Location within Turkey

The station was opened in 1930 but the building wasn't completed until 1934. The rectangular plan building has a basement, a ground floor and an upper floor. There are two main gates one in the south and one in the north. It is registered as a cultural asset of the city.[2]

There is a new part of the station from which the Ankara–Sivas high-speed railway runs. As of October 2023 there is no left luggage anywhere in the station.

See also

References

  1. "TCDD lines opening dates". trainsofturkey.com. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  2. Cultural asset page (in Turkish)
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