Göztepe railway station
Göztepe station (Turkish: Göztepe İstasyonu) is a historical railway station in Kadıköy, Istanbul. Between 1969 and 2013, it was a station on the Haydarpaşa suburban to Gebze and starting on 10 March 2019, will be a station on the Marmaray commuter rail system.
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A westbound train enters under the historical station building. | |||||||||||||
Location | Tütüncü Mehmet Efendi Cd. 85, Göztepe Mah. 34730 Kadıköy/Istanbul Turkey | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40.9790°N 29.0666°E | ||||||||||||
Owned by | Turkish State Railways | ||||||||||||
Operated by | TCDD Taşımacılık | ||||||||||||
Line(s) | Marmaray (2019) | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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Architectural style | Turkish Neoclassical | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
Opened | 1876 | ||||||||||||
Closed | 2013-18 | ||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1915 (Station house) 2017-18 (Platforms) | ||||||||||||
Previous names | Erenköy (1876-98) | ||||||||||||
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The station was originally built in 1876 by the Ottoman government as part of the railway from Istanbul to İzmit.[1][2] A small two-story wooden station house was built, that is currently on the northern part of the station. Due to a steep climb just west of the station, trains weren't able to always make it up during snowy weather; so in 1915 the tracks were lowered by 11 m (36 ft) and a new, larger station house was built over the tracks in the Turkish Neoclassical style.[3]
References
- Koday, Saliha (2000). "Haydarpaşa-Gebze Arasındaki Demiryolu Banliyö Ulaşımı". Türk Coğrafya Dergisi (in Turkish). No. 35. Istanbul. p. 267. Archived from the original on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- "CFOA History". trainsofturkey.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- "Göztepe İstasyonu Yıkılacakmı". arkitera.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
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