Van railway station
VAN | |||||||||||
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 The station in 2018, following the resumption of passenger service | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | İstasyon Cd., İstasyon Mah., 65100 Van Merkez/Van Turkey | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°31′01″N 43°18′31″E / 38.5170°N 43.3085°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Turkish State Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | TCDD Taşımacılık | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 7 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | In front of station building | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1971 | ||||||||||
| Closed | July 2015 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Van railway station (Turkish: Van garı) is the main railway station in Van, Turkey. Up until July 2015, the Trans-Asia Express, from Tehran, Iran, stopped at the station. The train would continue to the Van Pier, where passengers would travel to Tatvan via ferry, and the western half of the train would continue to Ankara.[1] As of mid-2015, freight trains are the only rail traffic at the station. However, as of September 2018, a twice weekly service to Tabriz is due to resume.
Van Pier station was opened in 1971 by the Turkish State Railways.[2]
Images[edit]
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Passengers debark a train
See also[edit]
- Edirne railway station - Opened in the same year, with the near-identical station buildings.
References[edit]
- ^ "Ankara-Tehran train". travel.railturkey.org. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "TCDD History". trinsofturkey.com. Retrieved 5 December 2017.