Adapazarı railway station

ADAPAZARI
The station building in 2004.
General information
Location	Gar meydanı, 54100 Semerciler, Sakarya Turkey
Coordinates	40.462961°N 30.240040°E / 40.462961; 30.240040
Owned by	Turkish State Railways
Platforms	4
Tracks	6
Construction
Parking	Located next to the station's plaza
History
Opened	1899
Closed	2012-13
Rebuilt	1969
Electrified	1969
Services
Preceding station   Adaray   Following station Template:ADA stations toward Template:ADA stations Template:ADA lines Terminus
Former services Preceding station   Turkish State Railways   Following station Template:TCDD stations toward Template:TCDD stations Template:TCDD lines Terminus

Adapazarı station is the main terminal railway station in the city of Adapazarı. It is the eastern terminus of the Haydarpaşa-Adapazarı Regional, the most heavily used rail service line in Turkey and second most in service frequency. The station is located directly in the city center. The other two stations serving Adapazarı are Mithatpaşa railway station, located in southwestern Adapazarı and Arifye railway station, located in Adapazarı's southern suburb. The station is situated on the north end of the Adapazarı Branch, which connects to the Istanbul––Ankara Main Line at Arifye.

The station was opened on November, 1899 by the Anatolian Railway (CFOA). The railway intended to continue to the railway to Bolu and then Ankara, but this never happened and the station became a terminal. In 1969, the line was electrified and new improved regional service was added to İstanbul. On February 1, 2012, the station temporarily closed down due to the construction of the İstanbul-Ankara high-speed railway, however a project that if approved will lead to the abandonment of the station in favor of building a new station in Arifye, which is 8.13 km (5.05 mi) southwest of the city center. The station is currently used for storing rail cars.

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20090522065415/http://www.tcdd.gov.tr/yolcu/bolgesel.htm
• http://www.trainsofturkey.com/w/pmwiki.php/History/CFOA
• http://www.trainsofturkey.com/w/pmwiki.php/History/History