İzmit railway station

İZMİT
TCDD Taşımacılık high-speed and regional rail station
İzmit railway station in 2020 after renovation.
General information
Location	Kozluk Mh., İstasyon Cd., 41200 İzmit/Kocaeli, Turkey
Coordinates	40.761896°N 29.917224°E / 40.761896; 29.917224
Owned by	TCDD
Line(s)	Yüksek Hızlı Tren   Ankara Express   Ada Express
Platforms	3
Tracks	7
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	1570
History
Opened	1 August 1873[1]
Rebuilt	1976–77, 2012–14
Electrified	6 February 1977
Passengers
2009	912,500 18%
Services
Preceding station TCDD Taşımacılık Following station Gebze towards Istanbul Halkalı Yüksek Hızlı Tren Arifiye towards Ankara Arifiye towards Karaman Ankara Express Arifiye towards Ankara Derince towards Gebze Ada Express Köseköy towards Adapazarı
Former services Preceding station Turkish State Railways Following station Pendik towards Istanbul Capital Express Arifiye towards Ankara Republic Express Fatih Express Anatolian Express Ankara Express Derince towards Arifiye Boğaziçi Express Sapanca towards Ankara Pendik towards Istanbul Eskişehir Express Pelitözü towards Eskişehir Sakarya Express Arifiye towards Eskişehir Kuruçeşme towards Istanbul Adapazarı Express Kırkikievler towards Adapazarı
Track layout West to Istanbul East to Ankara

Izmit station (Turkish: İzmit garı) is a railway station on the Istanbul-Ankara railway and is the main station in Izmit, Turkey. The station is located on the shore of the Izmit Bay next to the D100 and at the western end of Cumhuriyet avenue.

Izmit station was first opened on 1 August 1873 by the Ottoman government as part of the Constantinople-Izmit railway. The line was then sold to the Anatolian Railway (CFOA) in 1880, which continued to build the line east to Ankara. The Turkish State Railways took over the railway and the station in 1927.

References

1. CFOA History - Trains and Railways of Turkey