Elazığ railway station

Elazığ station (Turkish: Elazığ garı) is a station in the city of Elazığ, Turkey. TCDD Taşımacılık operates two intercity trains to Ankara[1] or Van[1], and Adana[2] as well as one regional train to Tatvan.

ELAZIĞ
TCDD intercity and regional rail station
Elazığ station building in June 2001.
Location	Harkaltı Sk. 57, Aksaray Mah. 23050 Elazığ Merkez/Elazığ Turkey
Coordinates	38.6651°N 39.2227°E / 38.6651; 39.2227
Owned by	Turkish State Railways
Operated by	TCDD Taşımacılık
Line(s)	Lake Van Express   Euphrates Express   Elazığ-Tatvan
Platforms	2 (1 side platform, 1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Located in front of station building.
Architectural style	Art deco
History
Opened	11 August 1934
Services
Preceding station   TCDD Taşımacılık   Following station Yolçatı toward Adana Euphrates Express Terminus Yolçatı toward Ankara Lake Van Express Yurt toward Tatvan Terminus Elazığ-Tatvan

The station was completed, by the Turkish State Railways, on 1 July 1934 and inaugurated on 11 August with a large ceremony. Originally, Elazığ was planned to be on the railway from Fevzipaşa to Diyarbakır but due to the difficult terrain, the route to Diyarbakır was chosen to diverge 24 km (15 mi) southwest at Yolçatı; nevertheless, a branch line was built from the junction to Elazığ. Unlike Malatya station, Elazığ was not built in the Art deco style instead consisting of a generic station building.[3] When the railway was completed east to Tatvan, the Elazığ station building was enlarged to accommodate new offices and passenger traffic.[4]

References

1. "Van Gölü Ekspresi". tcddseferleri.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
2. "Fırat Ekspresi". tcddseferleri.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
3. As, Erdal (2013). Cumhuriyet Dönemi Ulaşım Politikaları (in Turkish). Ankara: Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi. p. 129.
4. "Elazığ Station". trainsofturkey.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.

External Links

• Station information
• Station timetable