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Kemer Railway Station

Kemer railway station (Turkish: Kemer İstasyonu) is a railway station in İzmir. The station is the oldest railway station in Turkey, built in 1857. İZBAN operates commuter trains north to Aliağa and Menemen and south to Cumaovası and Tepeköy.

History

In 1856 the Ottoman Empire granted a concession to an English company to build a railway from İzmir to Aydın. The Ottoman Railway Company (ORC) started construction in late 1856 and completed a 2.17 km (1.35 mi) line, from the start at Alsancak to Kemer, in 1857. Kemer station was opened. Kemer was chosen to be the main freight depot of the ORC in İzmir. When the railway reached the town of Torbalı in 1860, the first trains started to operate on the line. Freight trains carrying mainly figs, would unload at Kemer depot and would be distributed in İzmir via horse pulled wagons. Freight trains from the south as well as horse pulled caravans from the east and north would unload at Kemer. In its early years Kemer station was the main freight depot in İzmir. When the railway reached Aydın in 1866, most freight would be unloaded in Alsancak. The Turkish State Railways became the new owners of the station in 1935, when they bought the ORC. The station was electrified with 25 kV AC catenary in 2001. In 2006 the station was closed to passenger traffic and rebuilt in 2008, to be re-opened to service in 2010.

Connections

ESHOT operates regional bus service, accessible from the station.

ESHOT Bus service
Route Number Stop Route Location
34 Kemer Aktarma Merkezi Esentepe — Gümrük Kemer Terminal
39 Kemer Aktarma Merkezi İsmetpaşa Mah. — Gümrük Kemer Terminal
41 Kemer Aktarma Merkezi Levent — Gümrük Kemer Terminal
42 Kemer Aktarma Merkezi Çınartepe — Gümrük Kemer Terminal
46 Kemer Aktarma Merkezi Çobançeşme — Gümrük Kemer Terminal
54 Kemer Aktarma Merkezi Otogar — Kemer Aktarma Merkezi Kemer Terminal
57 Kemer Aktarma Merkezi Altındağ — Kemer Aktarma Merkezi Kemer Terminal
58 Kemer Aktarma Merkezi Kandere — Kemer Aktarma Merkezi Kemer Terminal
59 Kemer Aktarma Merkezi Bornova Metro — Kemer Aktarma Merkezi Kemer Terminal
60 Kemer Aktarma Merkezi Pınarbaşı — Kemer Aktarma Merkezi Kemer Terminal
64 Kemer Aktarma Merkezi Ayakkabıcılar Sit. — Kemer Aktarma Merkezi Kemer Terminal
117 Kemer Aktarma Merkezi Kavaklıdere — Kemer Aktarma Merkezi Kemer Terminal
153 Kemer Aktarma Merkezi Çamkule — Kemer Akrarma Merkezi Kemer Terminal
214 Kemer Aktarma Merkezi Evka3 Metro — Kemer Kemer Terminal
249 Kemer Aktarma Merkezi Evka 4 — Kemer Kemer Terminal
367 Kemer Aktarma Merkezi Ümit Mah. — Kemer Akrarma Merkezi Kemer Terminal
418 Kemer Aktarma Merkezi Şirinyer Aktarma Merkezi — H. Pınar Metro Kemer Terminal
466 Kemer Aktarma Merkezi Şirinyer Aktarma Merkezi — Konak Kemer Terminal
662 Kemer Aktarma Merkezi Cengizhan — Kemer Kemer Terminal
699 Kemer Aktarma Merkezi M.Erener — Kemer Kemer Terminal
838 Kemer Aktarma Merkezi Şirinyer Aktarma Merkezi — Gümrük Kemer Terminal

See also

References

  1. ^ Kemer Garı Tarihi Archived 2011-02-15 at the Wayback Machine - By Ömer Tolga Sümerli
  2. ^ TCDD History - Trains and Railways of Turkey