New Kangal station
YENİ KANGAL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| TCDD intercity and regional rail station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Hastane Cd., Yeni Mah., 58900 Kangal/Sivas Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°14′39″N 37°23′24″E / 39.2443°N 37.3900°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Turkish State Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | TCDD Taşımacılık | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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New Kangal station (Turkish: Yeni Kangal istasyonu), also written as Yenikangal, is a railway station in Kangal, Turkey. The station was opened in 2012, along with the 5.4 km (3.4 mi) long Deliktaş Tunnel and the 47.5 km (29.5 mi) long Tecer-Kangal detour, in the eastern Sivas Province.[1]
New Kangal is located on the northern perimeter of the town of Kangal (0.98 km (0.61 mi) north of the town center) compared to Kangal station, which is located near the village of Karanlık (6.9 km (4.3 mi) northeast of the town center.
The station consists of one side platform and one track, with a small freight yard of five tracks adjacent to it. TCDD Taşımacılık operates three daily intercity trains from Ankara[2][3][4] (temporarily Irmak) to Kars,[2] Kurtalan,[3] and Tatvan,[4] as well as a twice daily regional train from Sivas[5] to Divriği.[5]
References
- ^ "Tünelin sonu 39 yıl sonra göründü". sabah.com.tr. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Doğu Ekspresi". tcddseferleri.com. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Güney Kurtalan Ekspresi". tcddseferleri.com. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Van Gölü Ekspresi". tcddseferleri.com. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Sivas Divriği Treni". seyhat.railturkey.org. Retrieved 29 October 2017.