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Aliağa
İZBAN commuter rail station
The station building.
General information
Location	İstasyon Cd., Yeni Mah., 35800 Aliağa, İzmir Turkey
Coordinates	38°47′21″N 26°58′02″E / 38.7892°N 26.9672°E / 38.7892; 26.9672
Owned by	Turkish State Railways
Operated by	TCDD Transport İZBAN A.Ş.
Line(s)	İZBAN
Platforms	2 (1 side platform, 1 island platform)
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	30 January 2011; 13 years ago (2011-01-30)
Services
Preceding station İZBAN Following station Terminus İZBAN Biçerovatowards Cumaovası or Tepeköy

Aliağa railway station (Turkish: Aliağa istasyonu) is a railway station in Aliağa, Turkey and is the northern terminus of the İZBAN commuter rail system. The station was built in 1996 by the Turkish State Railways but remained without passenger train service until 30 January 2011, when the line was extended north from Çiğli.

History

Aliağa has a big port, mainly for oil and bulk. The city did not however have rail transport. In 1995, the Turkish State Railways started building a 25 km (16 mi) double track line, branching from Menemen, to Aliağa. The line was opened in 1996. Even though the main purpose of the line was for freight trains, Aliağa station had a twice daily regional train to Basmane Station in İzmir. In 2002, the tracks were electrified with 25 kV AC overhead wire, but was never used. When the construction of the Karşıyaka Rail Tunnel started in 2006, passenger service ceased to Aliağa. The station reopened on January 30, 2011.

Bus connections

ESHOT

• 740 Aliağa-Menemen

References

1. TCDD History - Trains and Railways of Turkey

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