Malatya railway station explained

MALATYA
Type:TCDD intercity rail station
Style:TCDD
Address:İstasyon Cd. 1, İnönü Mah. 44070
Borough:Yeşilyurt/Malatya
Country:Turkey
Coordinates:38.3523°N 38.2833°W
Owned:Turkish State Railways
Operator:TCDD Taşımacılık
Platforms:2 (1 side platform, 1 island platform)
Tracks:3
Structure:At-grade
Parking:Located in front of station building.
Architectural Style:Art Deco
Opened:15 March 1931

Malatya railway station is the main railway station in the city of Malatya,[1] Turkey. The station was built in 1931 by the Turkish State Railways as part of the railway to Diyarbakır. TCDD Taşımacılık operates three trains through the station: the Lake Van Express to Ankara or Tatvan, the Southern Express to Ankara or Kurtalan and the Euphrates Express to Elazığ or Adana.[2]

The station building was built in the Art deco style and is similar to the station buildings of Sivas, Manisa and Diyarbakır stations.[3]

Malatya station also houses the TCDD regional headquarters for District 5.

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Notes and References

  1. https://tcddtrensaatleri.com/anahat/4-eylul-mavi-treni-tren-saatleri/ 4 Eylül Mavi Treni
  2. Book: As, Erdal . 2013 . Cumhuriyet Dönemi Ulaşım Politikaları . tr . Ankara . Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi . 107.
  3. Erdoğan . Hacı Abdullah . Başar . Mehmet Emin . September 2009 . Osmanlı'dan Cumhuriyet'e Türkiye'de Tren Garları . tr . 38 . 22 October 2017 .