Konya
TCDD Taşımacılık high-speed, intercity and regional rail station
A high-speed train and express train waiting to depart the station.
General information
LocationMamuriye Mh., Alay Cd.,
42040 Meram/Konya
Turkey
Coordinates37°51′59″N 32°28′35″E / 37.866333°N 32.476361°E / 37.866333; 32.476361
Owned byTurkish State Railways
Operated byTCDD Taşımacılık
Line(s)Eskişehir-Konya railway
Konya-Yenice railway
Polatlı-Konya high-speed railway
Platforms3 (2 island platforms, 1 side platform)
Tracks5
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
History
Opened29 July 1896[1]
Rebuilt2011
Electrified2011 (25 kV AC)[2]
Services
Preceding station TCDD Taşımacılık Following station
Selçuklu YHT
towards Ankara
Yüksek Hızlı Tren Çumra
towards Karaman
Selçuklu YHT
Pınarbaşı
towards İzmir
Konya Blue Train Terminus
Terminus Taurus Express Kaşınhanı
towards Adana
Konya–Karaman Kaşınhanı
towards Karaman

Konya station (Turkish: Konya garı) is an inter-city railway station serving the central anatolian city of Konya. It serves as the southern terminus of the Polatlı–Konya high-speed railway with YHT high-speed trains from Ankara and Istanbul servicing the station. Inter-city trains to Izmir and Adana also terminate at the station. In 2011, the station was expanded, modernized and electrified to accommodate the new YHT high-speed rail service.

The train station will have an operational Konya Metro station in 2023.

Pictures

References

  1. "CFOA History". Trains and Railways of Turkey.
  2. "Invensys commissions ERTMS solution on Turkish High Speed Line". European Railway Review. 7 September 2011. Archived from the original on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2011.


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