Kumkapı railway station
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (June 2016) |
KUMKAPI | |||||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°00′04″N 28°34′29″E / 41.00119°N 28.57475°E | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | TCDD | ||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Status | Closed | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | 1872 | ||||||||||||
| Closed | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1955 | ||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1955 (25 kV AC) | ||||||||||||
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Kumkapı is an indefinitely closed railway station on the İstanbul-Halkalı Line in Istanbul. The station is located in southeastern Fatih along Kennedy Boulevard and is 3.8 km (2.4 mi) away from Sirkeci Terminal. The station was built in 1872 by the Rumelia Railway as part of the extension of their mainline into İstanbul's city center.[1] The station was rebuilt and electrified in 1955 for the start of commuter service between Sirkeci and Halkalı.[2] Kumkapı was indefinitely closed in 2013 due to the rehabilitation and construction of the new Marmaray line.
References
- ^ "History of the Rumelia Railway". Trains of Turkey. Archived from the original on 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
- ^ "Electrification of Turkish Rail Lines". Trains of Turkey.
External links
- İstanbul-Halkalı Line Timetables - Westbound
- İstanbul-Halkalı Line Timetables - Eastbound