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Haydarpaşa Terminal (Turkish: Haydarpaşa Garı) is a terminus main station of the Turkish State Railways (TCDD) in the Haydarpaşa quarter of the Kadıköy district, at the Anatolian part of Istanbul, Turkey. International, domestic and regional trains running to east- and south-bound destinations depart from this major terminal which was built as the terminus of the Istanbul-Konya-Baghdad and Istanbul-Damascus-Medina railways during the final years of the Ottoman Empire.

History

The first station there was built in 1872 when the railroad was opened to Gebze. However, as the line was extended, traffic increased and a new and larger building was needed. The construction of the current building, designed by German architects Otto Ritter and Helmut Cuno in Neo-Renaissance style, began in 1906. They designed a large building, much in accordance with the ambitions of the German investors who were constructing the Istanbul-Konya-Baghdad Railway and undertaking the consultancy works for the Istanbul-Damascus-Medina Railway. Haydarpaşa was an important link in the railway chain of the Berlin-to-Baghdad railway scheme, part of the German Empire's strategic plans to gain control over the trade routes between the East and the West in the late 19th century by building a railway connection between Germany and the Persian Gulf, thus by-passing the Suez Canal. The station was put into service on August 19, 1908 and formally inaugurated on November 4, 1909.

Architecture

The structure was built on wooden piles hammered into the seabed and is therefore surrounded by water on three sides, a unique feature for a railway station. The Teutonic pseudo-castle railway station was built between 1906 and 1908 by the Anatolia-Baghdad Corporation, and was a gift to Sultan Abdülhamid II from his ally Kaiser Wilhelm II. Its foundation is based on 1100 wooden piles, each 21 meters long, driven into the mushy shore by steam hammer. German and Italian stone masons crafted the façade embellishments of the terminal. The German engineers and craftsmen who worked at the construction site of the building established a small German neighbourhood in the Yeldeğirmeni quarter of Kadıköy. The station building has a very distinctive style, definitely standing out in Istanbul. Thanks to its location, it has been very well preserved, even restored following the damages caused by a burning tanker ship in 1979. The building is best seen from the sea, by taking a boat that calls just in front of the station to cross the Bosphorus.

Destinations served

Destinations served by Haydarpaşa Terminal
Destination	Route	Line
Commuter Train ^[1]
Gebze	Bostancı - Kartal - Pendik - Tuzla	Istanbul-Gebze Commuter Train
Regional Line ^[2]
Adapazarı	Bostancı - Kartal - Pendik - Tuzla - Gebze - Hereke - Izmit - Sapanca -	Istanbul-Adapazarı Regional Train
Domestic Lines ^[3]
Ankara	Eskişehir	Fatih Express Boğaziçi Express Anadolu Express Ankara Express
Eskişehir	Arifiye	Eskişehir Express Başkent Express Cumhuriyet Express Sakarya Express
Izmir	Bandırma (via İDO Fast Ferries) - Balıkesir - Manisa - Basmane	6 Eylül Express 17 Eylül Express
Konya	Enveriye, Eskişehir - Afyon	Meram Express
Denizli	Enveriye, Eskişehir - Afyon - Dinar	Pamukkale Express
Adana	Enveriye, Eskişehir - Afyon - Konya - Karaman	İç Anadolu Mavi Train
Gaziantep	Enveriye, Eskişehir - Afyon - Konya - Karaman - Adana - Osmaniye	Toros Express
Kars	Eskisehir - Ankara - Kayseri - Sivas - Erzincan - Erzurum	Doğu Express
Tatvan	Eskisehir - Ankara - Kayseri - Sivas - Çetinkaya - Malatya - Elazig - Muş	Van Gölü Express
Kurtalan	Eskisehir - Ankara - Kayseri - Sivas - Çetinkaya - Malatya - Diyarbakır	Güney Express
International Lines ^[4]
Tehran, Iran	Eskisehir - Ankara - Kayseri - Sivas - Malatya - Elazığ - Muş - Tatvan - Tatvan Wharf - Van Wharf - Van - Kapıköy - Razi - Tabriz	Trans-Asia Train
Damascus, Syria	Enveriye, Eskişehir - Kütahya - Afyon - Konya - Adana - Fevzipaşa - Islahiye - Meydanekbez - Aleppo	Syria Train

Vicinity

There are tombs and monuments in the Haydarpaşa Cemetery near the military hospital, dedicated to the British and Commonwealth soldiers, who lost their lives during the Crimean War (1854-1856) and the two World Wars.

The northwest wing of the 19th century Selimiye Barracks, which once housed the hospital, where nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale cared wounded and infected British soldiers, is turned into a museum, exhibiting her belongings to honor her memory.

The buildings of the Haydarpaşa Numune Hospital, GATA Military Hospital, Dr. Siyami Ersek Hospital and Haydarpaşa Campus of the Marmara University (former Haydarpaşa High school) are located around the station.

The Port of Haydarpaşa at the north is one of the main container terminals of Turkey.

Public transport links

Suburban train Haydarpaşa-Gebze
Ferryboat Kadıköy-Haydarpaşa-Karaköy
Sea bus Haydarpaşa-Kabataş
Train-ferryboat Haydarpaşa Terminal-Sirkeci Terminal

References

External links

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[1] Tcdd-Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryollari

[2] Tcdd-Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryollari

[3] Tcdd - Turkish State Railways

[4] Tcdd - Turkish State Railways

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 [[Image:İstanbul 5504.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Haydarpaşa train station]]
-'''Haydarpaşa Terminal''' ({{lang-tr|Haydarpaşa Garı}}) is a terminus main station of the [[Turkish State Railways]] (TCDD) in [[Haydarpaşa, İstanbul|Haydarpaşa]] in [[Kadıköy]] at the [[Anatolia]]n part of [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]]. International, domestic and regional trains running to east- and southbound destinations depart from this major terminal which was built as the terminus of the [[Baghdad Railway|Istanbul-Baghdad]] and [[Hejaz railway|Istanbul-Damascus-Medina]] railways during the final years of the [[Ottoman Empire]].
+'''Haydarpaşa Terminal''' ({{lang-tr|Haydarpaşa Garı}}) is a [[terminus]] main station of the [[Turkish State Railways]] (TCDD) in the [[Haydarpaşa, İstanbul|Haydarpaşa]] quarter of the [[Kadıköy]] district, at the [[Anatolia]]n part of [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]]. International, domestic and regional trains running to east- and south-bound destinations depart from this major terminal which was built as the terminus of the [[Baghdad Railway|Istanbul-Konya-Baghdad]] and [[Hejaz railway|Istanbul-Damascus-Medina]] railways during the final years of the [[Ottoman Empire]].
 ==History==
 [[Image:Haydarpasa-1070032 1070097a.jpg|left|328 px|thumb|Haydarpaşa terminal]]
-The first station there was built in 1872 when the railroad was opened to [[Gebze]]. However, as the line was extended, traffic increased and a new and larger building was needed. Its construction started in 1906 by [[Otto Ritter]] and [[Helmut Cuno]], two [[Germany|German]] architects who chose a [[neo-renaissance]] German style. They designed a large building, much in accordance with the ambitions of the German investors who were building the [[Bagdad Railway|Istanbul-Baghdad Railway]] and undertaking the consultancy works for the [[Hejaz railway|Istanbul-Damascus-Medina Railway]]. Haydarpaşa was an important link in the railway chain of the [[Berlin]]-to-[[Baghdad]] railway scheme, part of the [[German Empire]]'s strategic plans to gain control over the trade routes between the East and the West in the late 19th century by building a railway connection between [[Germany]] and the [[Persian Gulf]], thus by-passing the [[Suez Canal]]. The station was put into service on [[August 19]], [[1908]] and formally inaugurated on [[November 4]], [[1909]].
+The first station there was built in 1872 when the railroad was opened to [[Gebze]]. However, as the line was extended, traffic increased and a new and larger building was needed. The construction of the current building, designed by [[Germany|German]] architects Otto Ritter and Helmut Cuno in [[Neo-Renaissance]] style, began in 1906. They designed a large building, much in accordance with the ambitions of the German investors who were constructing the [[Bagdad Railway|Istanbul-Konya-Baghdad Railway]] and undertaking the consultancy works for the [[Hejaz railway|Istanbul-Damascus-Medina Railway]]. Haydarpaşa was an important link in the railway chain of the [[Berlin]]-to-[[Baghdad]] railway scheme, part of the [[German Empire]]'s strategic plans to gain control over the trade routes between the East and the West in the late 19th century by building a railway connection between [[Germany]] and the [[Persian Gulf]], thus by-passing the [[Suez Canal]]. The station was put into service on [[August 19]], [[1908]] and formally inaugurated on [[November 4]], [[1909]].
 ==Architecture==
 [[Image:Haydarpasa Railstation Miniaturk 02387.jpg|thumb|Model of HPT at Miniatürk]]
-The structure was built on 1100 wooden piles hammered into the seabed and is therefore surrounded by water on three sides, a unique feature for a railway station. The [[Teutonic]] pseudo-castle railway station was built between 1906 and 1908 by the Anatolia-Baghdad Corporation, and was a gift to [[Abdülhamid II|Sultan Abdülhamid II]] from his ally [[Kaiser Wilhelm II]]. Its foundation is 1100 wooden piles, each 21 meters long, driven into the mushy shore by steam hammer. The station building has a very distinctive style, definitely standing out in Istanbul. Thanks to its location, it has been very well preserved, even restored following the damages caused by a burning tanker ship in 1979. The building is best seen from the sea, by taking a boat that calls just in front of the station to cross the [[Bosphorus]].
+The structure was built on wooden piles hammered into the seabed and is therefore surrounded by water on three sides, a unique feature for a railway station. The [[Teutonic]] pseudo-castle railway station was built between 1906 and 1908 by the Anatolia-Baghdad Corporation, and was a gift to [[Abdülhamid II|Sultan Abdülhamid II]] from his ally [[Kaiser Wilhelm II]]. Its foundation is based on 1100 wooden piles, each 21 meters long, driven into the mushy shore by steam hammer. German and [[Italy|Italian]] [[stone mason]]s crafted the façade embellishments of the terminal. The German engineers and craftsmen who worked at the construction site of the building established a small [[Bosphorus Germans|German neighbourhood]] in the Yeldeğirmeni quarter of [[Kadıköy]]. The station building has a very distinctive style, definitely standing out in Istanbul. Thanks to its location, it has been very well preserved, even restored following the damages caused by a burning tanker ship in 1979. The building is best seen from the sea, by taking a boat that calls just in front of the station to cross the [[Bosphorus]].
 ==Destinations served==
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 ==Vicinity==
-There are tombs and monuments in the [[Haydarpaşa Cemetery]] near the military hospital, dedicated to the [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[Commonwealth]] soldiers, who lost their lives during the [[Crimean War]] (1854-1856)and the two World Wars.
+There are tombs and monuments in the [[Haydarpaşa Cemetery]] near the military hospital, dedicated to the [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[Commonwealth]] soldiers, who lost their lives during the [[Crimean War]] (1854-1856) and the two World Wars.
-The northwest wing of the 19th century [[Selimiye Barracks]], once housed the hospital, where nursing pioneer [[Florence Nightingale]] cared wounded and infected [[British people|British]] soldiers, is turned into a museum exhibiting remains to honor her memory.
+The northwest wing of the 19th century [[Selimiye Barracks]], which once housed the hospital, where nursing pioneer [[Florence Nightingale]] cared wounded and infected [[British people|British]] soldiers, is turned into a museum, exhibiting her belongings to honor her memory.
-The buildings of [[Haydarpaşa Numune Hospital]], [[GATA Military Hospital]], [[Dr. Siyami Ersek Hospital]] and Haydarpaşa Campus of the [[Marmara University]] (former Haydarpaşa High school) are located around the station.
+The buildings of the [[Haydarpaşa Numune Hospital]], [[GATA Military Hospital]], [[Dr. Siyami Ersek Hospital]] and Haydarpaşa Campus of the [[Marmara University]] (former Haydarpaşa High school) are located around the station.
-[[Port of Haydarpaşa]] at the north is one of the main [[container terminal]]s of Turkey.
+The [[Port of Haydarpaşa]] at the north is one of the main [[container terminal]]s of Turkey.
 ==Public transport links==