Bandırma railway station

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Bandırma
TCDD Taşımacılık intercity rail station
Bandırma Train Station.JPG
Bandırma station building.
LocationM. Akif Ersoy Cd., Paşabayır Mah., 10200
Bandırma/Balıkesir
Turkey
Coordinates40°21′07″N 27°57′57″E / 40.3520°N 27.9658°E / 40.3520; 27.9658Coordinates: 40°21′07″N 27°57′57″E / 40.3520°N 27.9658°E / 40.3520; 27.9658
Owned byTurkish State Railways
Operated byTCDD Taşımacılık
Line(s)
  6 Sept. Express
  17 Sept. Express
Platforms2 bay platforms
Tracks3
ConnectionsBSicon BOOT.svg İDO at Bandırma Terminal
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
Other information
Station code3532
History
Opened1969
Closed2004-07
Services
Preceding station   TCDD Taşımacılık   Following station
toward İzmir
6 Sept. ExpressTerminus
17 Sept. Express

Bandırma railway station is the main railway station in Bandırma, Turkey. It is located within the , adjacent to the Bandırma Ferry Terminal. It is the northern terminus of the 6th of September Express and the 17th of September Express, which operate daily to İzmir.[1] Bandırma station is located at the end of a short branch with entry only from the north, requiring trains to back up into the station from the mainline at .

The station was built in 1969 along with the Port of Bandırma, replacing the older railway station, built in 1913, located further down the shore.[2]

Bandırma station consists of two bay platforms serving three tracks.

The TCDD 45051 steam engine is preserved on the station.

References[]

  1. ^ "Hakkımızda". portofbandirma.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  2. ^ "6 Eylül Ekspresi". tcddseferleri.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 12 December 2017.
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