Kazlıçeşme railway station

Kazlıçeşme railway station (Turkish: Kazlıçeşme istasyonu) is a railway station in Zeytinburnu, Istanbul and the current terminus of the trans-Bosporus Marmaray commuter rail line. Located just outside of the city's historic walled center, Kazlıçeşme station sits between 10. Yıl Avenue and Zakirbaşı Street. The station is 8.6 km (5.3 mi) west of Sirkeci station.

Kazlıçeşme
TCDD Taşımacılık commuter rail station
Location	10. Yil Cd. and Zakirbaşı Sk., Kazlıçeşme Mah. 34020 Zeytinburnu, Istanbul Turkey
Coordinates
Owned by	Turkish State Railways
Line(s)	Marmaray
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	4 December 1955
Closed	March–October 2013
Rebuilt	2013
Electrified	1955
Traffic
Passengers (2017)	19,863 Average daily ridership[1]
Services
Preceding station   TCDD Taşımacılık   Following station Zeytinburnu toward Halkalı Marmaray Yenikapı toward Gebze
Former services Preceding station   Turkish State Railways   Following station Zeytinburnu toward Halkalı Istanbul suburban Yedikule toward Sirkeci
Track layout West to Halkalı East to Gebze

History

Kazlıçeşme station was opened on 4 December 1955 by the Turkish State Railways as a stop on the Istanbul suburban line. The original station consisted of an island platform with two tracks, located above Zakirbaşı Street about 270 m (890 ft) west of the contemporary station.[2] Kazlıçeşme was chosen as the western portal of the Marmaray tunnel and the construction of a new station started in 2011. The new station had the same platform design, but added a third track for passing intercity and regional trains. Nearing the completion of the tunnel, Kazlıçeşme station was closed on 1 March 2013 and demolished shortly after. Seven months later, on 29 October 2013, the new Kazlıeşme station opened as the western terminus of Marmaray trains from Ayrılıkçeşmesi in Kadıköy. However, due to contractor issues, phase II of the Marmaray project was delayed, effectively cutting off Kazlıçeşme from the rest of the national rail network for a few years until work restarted in mid-2016. Once phase II completed on March 12, 2019, Kazlıçeşme is a stop on the Halkalı to Gebze commuter rail line.

Layout

Track 1	→ ← Marmaray toward Zeytinburnu or Halkalı
Island platform
Track 2	→ Marmaray toward Maltepe or Gebze →
Track 3	→ ← YHT, Regional, Intercity and freight trains →

Equipment

The railway station features following equipment:[3]

• 2 entrance and exit gates,
• 2 escalators,
• 1 elevator,
• 2 ticket offices,
• 1 ticket vending machine,
• 1 credit loading machine for electronic tickets,
• 8 turnstiles including 2 for physically handicapped people and
• 10 passenger information screens.

References

1. "Marmaray yolcu istatistiği". marmaray.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 7 November 2018.
2. "TCDD History". trainsofturkey.com. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
3. "Kazlıçeşme" (in Turkish). Marmaray. Archived from the original on 2014-12-27. Retrieved 2014-12-27.