Gazi Mahallesi railway station

Gazi Mahallesi railway station (Turkish: Gazi Mahallesi istasyonu) is a railway station in Ankara, Turkey, currently being rebuilt. The station was a stop on the Ankara suburban from 1972 to 2016 when it was closed and demolished shortly after, in order to rebuild and expand the railway. Construction of the new station began in 2017 and is expected to open on 12 April 2018.[1]

GAZİ MAHALLESİ
TCDD Taşımacılık commuter rail station
LocationPolatlı Cd., Gazi Mah., 06560
Yenimahalle, Ankara
Turkey
Coordinates39.9439°N 32.8122°E / 39.9439; 32.8122
Owned byTurkish State Railways
Operated byTCDD Taşımacılık
Line(s)
  Başkentray
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks5
Construction
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened1970
Closed2016-18
Rebuilt2017-18
Services
Preceding station   TCDD Taşımacılık   Following station
toward Sincan
Başkentray
toward Kayaş

The station is located within the neighborhood (Turkish: Mahalle) of Gazi in Yenimahalle.

Gazi Mahallesi was originally built in 1970 by the Turkish State Railways, when the railway from Ankara to Sincan was double-tracked.[2] It entered service in 1972. In 1984, a second platform was added when the railway was expanded to four tracks. This platform was disused in the late 1990s but remained until early 2012 when it was demolished.

References
  1. "Başkentray ne zaman açılacak?". evdenhaberler.com (in Turkish). 9 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  2. "TCDD History". trainsofturkey.com. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
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