Adapazarı railway station

Adapazarı Central Station
Location	Gar meydanı, 54100 Semerciler, Sakarya Turkey
Coordinates
Owned by	Turkish State Railways
Platforms	4
Tracks	6
Construction
Parking	Located next to the station's plaza
History
Opened	1899
Closed	2012-13
Rebuilt	1969
Electrified	1969

Adapazarı Central Station is the main terminal railway station in the city of Adapazarı. It is the eastern terminus of the Haydarpaşa-Adapazarı Regional, the most heavily used rail service line in Turkey and second most in service frequency. The station is located directly in the city center. The other two stations serving Adapazarı are Mithatpaşa railway station, located in southwestern Adapazarı and Arifye railway station, located in Adapazarı's southern suburb. The station is situated on the north end of the Adapazarı Branch, which connects to the Istanbul––Ankara Main Line at Arifye.

The station was opened on November, 1899 by the Anatolian Railway (CFOA). The railway intended to continue to the railway to Bolu and then Ankara, but this never happened and the station became a terminal. In 1969, the line was electrified and new improved regional service was added to İstanbul. On February 1, 2012, the station temporarily closed down due to the construction of the İstanbul-Ankara high-speed railway, however a project that if approved will lead to the abandonment of the station in favor of building a new station in Arifye, which is 8.13 km (5.05 mi) southwest of the city center. The station is currently used for storing rail cars.

Service

Previous	Turkish State Railways	Next
Mithatpaşa Toward İstanbul	Haydarpaşa-Adapazarı Regional	Terminus

External links

• http://www.tcdd.gov.tr/yolcu/bolgesel.htm
• http://www.trainsofturkey.com/w/pmwiki.php/History/CFOA
• http://www.trainsofturkey.com/w/pmwiki.php/History/History