Tepeköy railway station

Tepeköy railway station is a railway station in Torbalı and is the southern terminus of the IZBAN's Southern Line. The station was originally opened on 14 November 1861 by the Oriental Railway Company. Between 2015–16, Tepeköy was rebuilt and expanded from a one track station to three tracks to service commuter trains to and from Alsancak Terminal in Izmir.

Tepeköy
TCDD Taşımacılık regional rail
İZBAN commuter rail station
A Denizli bound regional train on track 1.
Location4550 Sokak, Tepeköy Mahallesi, Torbali 35860
Owned byTurkish State Railways
Line(s)TCDD Taşımacılık:
  İzmir-Denizli
  İzmir-Nazilli
  İzmir-Söke
İZBAN:
  Southern Line
Platforms2
Tracks3
Connections ESHOT Bus: 701, 721, 722, 724, 727, 770, 780, 781, 782, 783, 784, 785, 786, 795, 798
Construction
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened14 November 1861[1]
Electrified2016
Services
Preceding station   TCDD Taşımacılık   Following station
toward İzmir
İzmir-Denizli
toward Denizli
İzmir-Nazilli
toward Nazilli
İzmir-Söke
toward Söke
  İZBAN  
toward Alsancak
Southern LineTerminus
TerminusSouthern Line
(Selçuk ext.)
toward Selçuk

A low-level side platform serves one track with 16 daily regional trains running between Basmane Terminal in Izmir and destinations southeast and a high-level island platform serves two tracks for IZBAN commuter trains to Izmir and Aliağa.

Since 8 September 2017, Tepeköy serves as a transfer station between İZBAN trains from İzmir and from Selçuk. Trains from Alsancak terminate at the station along with trains from Selçuk.

Connections

Tepeköy is serviced by several bus services that operate to neighboring towns and villages. The stop is located on 4550th Street.

ESHOT Bus service[2]
Route Number Stop Route Location
701 Tepeköy Aktarma Torbalı — Tekeli 4550th Street
721 Tepeköy Aktarma Karakuyu — Torbalı 4550th Street
722 Tepeköy Aktarma Yazıbaşı — Torbalı 4550th Street
724 Tepeköy Aktarma Şehitler — Torbalı Aktarma Merkezi 4550th Street
727 Tepeköy Aktarma Bayındır — Torbalı Aktarma Merkezi 4550th Street
770 Tepeköy Aktarma Selçuk — Torbalı Aktarma Merkezi 4550th Street
780 Tepeköy Aktarma Bülbüldere — Torbalı Aktarma Merkezi 4550th Street
781 Tepeköy Aktarma Tulumköy — Torbalı Aktarma Merkezi 4550th Street
782 Tepeköy Aktarma Taşkesik — Torbalı Aktarma Merkezi 4550th Street
783 Tepeköy Aktarma Sağlık — Torbalı 4550th Street
784 Tepeköy Aktarma Doğancılar — Torbalı 4550th Street
785 Tepeköy Aktarma Dağtekke — Torbalı 4550th Street
786 Tepeköy Aktarma Karaot — Torbalı 4550th Street
795 Tepeköy Aktarma Ödemiş — Torbalı 4550th Street
798 Tepeköy Aktarma Tire — Torbalı Aktarma Merkezi 4550th Street
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References
  1. "ORC History". trainsofturkey.com. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  2. "Nokta - Duraktan Geçen Hatlar". eshot.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 22 December 2017.


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