Cankurtaran is a railway station on the Istanbul suburban, in Istanbul, Turkey. It is located in the neighborhood of Cankurtaran in the historic peninsula of İstanbul. The station is located on Şadırvan Street. Cankurtaran is just a block north of Kennedy Boulevard, along with the shoreline and a few blocks south of the Hagia Sophia and the Imperial Gate to the Topkapı Palace. The station was built in 1955 by the Turkish State Railways to be used by commuter trains operating between Sirkeci and Halkalı.[2]
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| Location | Şadırvan Sk., Cankurtaran Mah. 34122 Fatih/Istanbul Turkey | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°00′20″N 28°58′58″E / 41.0055°N 28.9829°E | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | Turkish State Railways | ||||||||||||
| Operated by | TCDD Taşımacılık | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Istanbul-Pythion railway | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Connections |  İETT Bus: BN1 | ||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | 4 December 1955 | ||||||||||||
| Closed | 2013–2024[1] | ||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 4 December 1955 26 February 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Electrified | 4 December 1955 (25 kV AC) | ||||||||||||
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Cankurtaran is located 2.1 km (1.3 mi) from Sirkeci Terminal. Cankurtaran was indefinitely closed in 2013 due to the rehabilitation and construction of the new Marmaray line. The station was rebuilt and reopened on 26 February 2024 as part of the 
Places of interest
editThe Ahırkapı Lighthouse, a historical lighthouse that is still in use, is in walking distance on the Kennedy Avenue at the coast of Marmara Sea.
Pictures
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Cankurtaran station before the 2013 closure.
References
edit- ^ "As of August 12, 2013, Istanbul-Yedikule suburban trains will not be operated". TCDD. August 13, 2013. Archived from the original on August 13, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
- ^ Milliyet - 4 December 1955
- ^ "Sirkeci-Kazlıçeşme Raylı Sistem Hattı bugün açılacak". TRT (in Turkish). 2024-02-25. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
External links
edit- İstanbul-Halkalı Line Timetables - Westbound
- İstanbul-Halkalı Line Timetables - Eastbound