Hereke railway station explained

HEREKE
Type:TCDD regional rail station
Style:TCDD
Address:Oral Pektaş Cd. 10, Hacı Akif Mah. 41800
Borough:Körfez, Kocaeli
Country:Turkey
Owned:Turkish State Railways
Operator:TCDD Taşımacılık
Structure:At-grade
Platform:1 side platform
Tracks:2
Parking:Yes
Opened:8 January 1873
Closed:2012-17
Electrified:6 February 1977
25 kV AC, 50 Hz
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes

Hereke railway station (Turkish: Hereke istasyonu) is a railway station in Hereke, Turkey. TCDD Taşımacılık operates four daily regional trains between Istanbul and Adapazarı that stop at the station. The station was originally built in 1873 by the Ottoman government as part of a railway from Kadıköy to İzmit.

Hereke station was closed down on 1 February 2012 due to construction of the Ankara-Istanbul high-speed railway. The station was reopened on 4 August 2017.

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