Konya railway station

Konya
Konya Garı
TCDD railway station

An HT65000 high-speed EMU at Konya station.
Location Mamuriye Mh., Alay Cd.,
42040 Meram/Konya
Turkey
Coordinates 37°51′59″N 32°28′35″E / 37.866333°N 32.476361°E / 37.866333; 32.476361Coordinates: 37°51′59″N 32°28′35″E / 37.866333°N 32.476361°E / 37.866333; 32.476361
Owned by TCDD
Line(s) Polatlı–Konya high-speed railway,
Eskişehir–Tarsus railway
Platforms 3 (2 island platforms, 1 side platform)
Tracks 5
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Parking Yes
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened 29 July 1896[1]
Rebuilt 2011
Electrified 2011 (25 kV AC)[2]

Konya railway station (Turkish: Konya Garı) is an inter-city railway station serving the central anatolian city of Konya. It serves as the southern terminus of the Ankara-Konya high-speed railway with YHT high-speed trains from Ankara servicing the station. Inter-city trains to Izmir and Adana also terminate at the station. In 2011, the station was expanded, modernized and electrified to accommodate the new YHT high-speed rail service.

Service

Previous Turkish State Railways Next
Eskişehir
Toward Istanbul
Yüksek Hızlı Tren
Terminus
Polatlı
Toward Ankara
Pınarbaşı
Toward Izmir
Konya Blue Train
Terminus
Central Anatolian Blue Train
Kaşınhan
Toward Adana
Taurus Express
Kaşınhan
Toward Adana
1.^ Due to construction, the Taurus Express temporarily operates between Adana-Karaman.

References

  1. ↑ "CFOA History". Trains and Railways of Turkey.
  2. ↑ "Invensys commissions ERTMS solution on Turkish High Speed Line". European Railway Review. 7 September 2011. Archived from the original on 19 December 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2011.

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