Kayaş railway station

Kayaş railway station is a railway station on the Başkentray commuter rail line in Ankara, Turkey. Located in the Kayaş neighborhood of the Mamak district, it is the eastern terminus of the line. The station closed down in July 2016 and the platforms were demolished, expanded and rebuilt; Kayaş station is expected to reopen on 12 April 2018 and will serve commuter, regional and intercity trains and by the end of 2018, high-speed YHT trains to Sivas.[1][2] The station house was built in the Turkish Neoclassical style, during the First national architectural movement in Turkey.

KAYAŞ
TCDD commuter rail station
LocationAtatürk Blv., Hacettepe, 06230
Altındağ/Ankara
Turkey
Coordinates39.9290°N 32.8551°E / 39.9290; 32.8551
Owned byTurkish State Railways
Operated byTCDD Taşımacılık
Line(s)
Platforms3 (2 island platforms, 1 side platform)
Tracks7
Connections EGO Bus: 352, 354, 354-3, 357, 359, 368, 369, 389, 394, 394-3, 397, 398-3
Construction
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Disabled accessYes
Architectural styleTurkish Neoclassical
History
Opened1920s
Closed2016-17
Services
Preceding station   TCDD Taşımacılık   Following station
Terminus
Eastern Express
Elmadağ
toward Kars
Eastern Express
(Tourist)
toward Kars
Lake Van Express
Elmadağ
toward Tatvan
Southern Express
Elmadağ
toward Kurtalan
toward Sincan
BaşkentrayTerminus
  Future service  
Terminus
Yüksek Hızlı Tren
toward Sivas

Before 2016, Kayaş station had two island platforms serving four tracks. (Two for commuter trains and two for regional and intercity trains) The station has been expanded to seven tracks with three platforms. Two of the seven tracks will serve as a layover siding for commuter trains.

References

  1. "Başkentray Yıl Sonu Hizmete Girecek". rayhaber.com (in Turkish). 23 June 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  2. "Ankara-Sivas Yüksek Hızlı Tren Hattı Ne Zaman Açılacak". rayhaber.com (in Turkish). 16 May 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
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