Marşandiz railway station explained

MARŞANDİZ
Type:TCDD commuter rail station
Style:TCDD
Address:Güvercinlik Cd., Bahçekapı Mah., 06797
Borough:Etimesgut/Ankara
Country:Turkey
Coordinates:39.9342°N 32.7783°W
Owned:Turkish State Railways
Operator:TCDD Taşımacılık
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:5
Parking:No
Bicycle:No
Accessible:Yes
Opened:1944
Rebuilt:1970
Closed:2016-17

Marşandiz railway station is a railway station on the Başkentray commuter rail line in Ankara, Turkey. It is located adjacent to Marşandiz Yard and services mainly railway employees who work there. In July 2016, the station was closed down ad subsequently demolished and rebuilt as part of the Başkentray rehabilitation project. The new station site was moved about 200m (700feet) east and opened on 12 April 2018.[1] Marşandiz station also replaced Motor Fabrikası station, which closed down in 2016, hence the relocation to the east. Before 2016, the station had one exit to Anadolu Boulevard, which crossed the tracks on a north-south axis. The new station will no longer have access to the Boulevard and will instead have exits to Güvercinlik Avenue and Güvercin Road.

Marşandiz station was opened in 1944 by the Turkish State Railways, along with the yard maintenance facilities.[2]

On 13 December 2018, a fatal collision between a high-speed passenger train and a maintenance locomotive occurred at the station. Nine people were killed and more than 80 others were injured.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Başkentray Yıl Sonu Hizmete Girecek . rayhaber.com . 23 June 2016 . 31 October 2017 . Turkish.
  2. Web site: Demiryollarının 161 Yılı . tcdd.gov.tr . 1 November 2017 . Turkish.
  3. News: Turkey: high-speed train crash in Ankara leaves many dead . 13 December 2018 . . . 13 December 2018.
  4. News: Ankara'da Yüksek Hızlı Tren kazası: 9 kişi hayatını kaybetti, 84 kişi yaralandı . . 13 December 2018 . tr . 13 December 2018 .