İdealtepe railway station explained

İDEALTEPE
Style:TCDD
Style2:Marmaray
Address:Turgut Özal Blv., İdealtepe Mah.
Borough:Maltepe, Istanbul
Country:Turkey
Other: IETT Bus: 4, 16D, 222, E-9
Istanbul Minibus: Bostancı-Kartal, Bostancı-Pendik
Platform:1 island platform
Tracks:3
Parking:No
Opened:1966
Closed:2013-18
Rebuilt:2016-18
Electrified:1969
25 kV AC, 50 Hz Overhead wire
Owned:Turkish State Railways
Operator:TCDD Taşımacılık
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes

İdealtepe railway station (Turkish: İdealtepe istasyonu) is a railway station in Maltepe, Istanbul. Located along Turgut Özal Boulevard and the Sea of Marmara, it was a station on the Haydarpaşa suburban commuter line from 1966 to 2013. The station platforms were rebuilt and expanded for the Marmaray commuter rail system opened on 12 March 2019. Before its demolition, İdealtepe had two side platforms with two tracks. The new station have an island platform with two tracks as well as a third track for express trains.

İdealtepe station was built in 1966 by the Turkish State Railways.