Cankurtaran railway station
Cankurtaran is an indefinitely closed railway station on the Istanbul suburban, in Istanbul, Turkey. It is located in the neighborhood of Cankurtaran in the historic peninsula of İstanbul. The station is located on Şadırvan Street. Cankurtaran is just a block north of Kennedy Boulevard, along with the shoreline and a few blocks south of the Hagia Sophia and the Imperial Gate to the Topkapı Palace. The station was built in 1955 by the Turkish State Railways to be used by commuter trains operating between Sirkeci and Halkalı.[1]
CANKURTARAN | |||||||||||||
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 Cankurtaran station looking from the north. | |||||||||||||
| Location | Şadırvan Sk., Cankurtaran Mah. 34122 Fatih/Istanbul Turkey | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41.0055°N 28.9829°E | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | Turkish State Railways | ||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | 4 December 1955 | ||||||||||||
| Closed | 19 March 2013 | ||||||||||||
| Electrified | 25 kV AC (1955) | ||||||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||||||
| Passengers (2016) | 0  | ||||||||||||
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Cankurtaran is located 2.1 km (1.3 mi) from Sirkeci Terminal. Cankurtaran was indefinitely closed in 2013 due to the rehabilitation and construction of the new Marmaray line.
Places of interest
The Ahırkapı Lighthouse, a historical lighthouse that is still in use, is in walking distance on the Kennedy Avenue at the coast of Marmara Sea.
References
- Milliyet - 4 December 1955
External links
- İstanbul-Halkalı Line Timetables - Westbound
- İstanbul-Halkalı Line Timetables - Eastbound