Diliskelesi railway station explained

DİLİSKELESİ
Style:TCDD
Address:Atatürk Cd., Diliskelesi Mah., 41455
Borough:Dilovası, Kocaeli
Country:Turkey
Coordinates:40.7697°N 29.5238°W
Owned:Turkish State Railways
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Structure:At-grade
Opened:1975
Closed:1 February 2012
Electrified:6 February 1977
25 kV AC, 50 Hz Overhead wire
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes

Diliskelesi railway station was a railway station in Diliskelesi, Turkey on the Istanbul-Ankara railway. It was located just southwest of Dilovası, in the southern part of the Diliskelesi in the industrialized port area. The station was a stop on the Adapazarı Express train service; 11 daily eastbound trains and 13 daily westbound trains stopped at Diliskelesi. The station was opened in 1975, when the Turkish State Railways double-tracked the railway from Gebze to Arifiye. Diliskelesi station closed on 1 February 2012 and the platforms were demolished shortly after.