Basmane railway station

BASMANE
TCDD Taşımacılık intercity and regional rail station İzmir Metro station
Basmane station at night.
General information
Location	Anafartalar Cd., Etiler Mah., 35210 Konak, İzmir Turkey
Coordinates	38.2521°N 27.0837°E / 38.2521; 27.0837
Owned by	Turkish State Railways
Operated by	TCDD Taşımacılık İzmir Metro
Line(s)	TCDD Taşımacılık:   Izmir Blue Train   Konya Blue Train   Karesi Express   6 Sep Express   17 Sep Express   Uşak Express   İzmir–Alaşehir   İzmir–Denizli   İzmir–Nazilli   İzmir–Söke   İzmir–Ödemiş   İzmir–Tire İzmir Metro:   M1
Platforms	4 (1 side platform, 3 island platforms) (at-grade) 1 island platform (underground)
Tracks	7 (at-grade) 2 (underground)
Connections	ESHOT Bus: 34, 35, 39, 42, 44, 45, 46, 302, 466, 838
Construction
Structure type	At-grade (national railways) NATM bore (underground)
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	25 October 1866 (1866-10-25)
Electrified	1999 (750V DC third rail, bottom contact) 2001 (25 kV AC OHLE)
Services
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Basmane station (Turkish: Basmane Garı) is one of the two main railway stations in İzmir, the other being Alsancak. The station is serviced by regional train service going to Nazilli, Aydın, Ödemiş, Tire, Selçuk and Söke and rapid transit operated by İzmir Metro. This station is a terminus for TCDD trains and an intermediate stop for İzmir Metro rapid transit cars. The name originated from Turkish phrase Basma hane

History

National railway station

When the Ottoman Railway Company built Alsancak Terminal, the demand for more railways in İzmir grew. On July 4, 1863, the Smyrna Cassaba Railway (SCR) was chartered to build a line from İzmir to Turgutlu (then Cassaba). The railway chose to have their terminal close to the city center. Construction of the station began in 1864 and completed in 1866. The station opened on October 25, 1866. The SCR used the station for passenger and freight operations, with a freight depot in the back of the station. During World War I, the station along with the railway was put under Ottoman military control. After the war and the Republic of Turkey formed, the station was still under SCR control until 1934, when the Turkish State Railways (TCDD) absorbed the SCR. TCDD continues to operate the station to the present. In 2001 the tracks were electrified, but never used. In 2006 the station was renovated and closed to passenger service. In 2009 passenger service returned.

Underground station

Underground station is on the Fahrettin Altay—Evka 3 Line of the İzmir Metro in Konak. Located directly under the national railway station, it is one of the ten original stations of the metro system. Connection to TCDD Taşımacılık inter-city and regional trains are available above ground as well as ESHOT city bus service. Basmane is the only station offering a direct connection to intercity and regional train service on the metro system since 2016, when TCDD Taşımacılık trains bypassed Halkapınar. The station is constructed in a way all entrance and exit is done through national railway station above.

Basmane station was opened on 22 May 2000.

Connections

ESHOT operates city bus service on Gazi Avenue.

ESHOT Bus service

Route Number	Stop	Route	Location
35	Çardak	Ballıkuyu — Konak	Gazi Avenue
251	Çardak	Halkapınar — Konak	Gazi Avenue
302	Çardak	Otogar — Konak	Gazi Avenue

Nearby Places of Interest

• İzmir International Fair

See also

• Basmane Metro Station
• İzmir Metro
• İZBAN
• Rail transport in İzmir

External links

• İzmir Basmane station on trainsofturkey.com