Basmane station

BASMANE
TCDD regional rail station
Basmane Terminal in İzmir
Coordinates	38°25′21″N 27°08′37″E / 38.42250°N 27.14361°E / 38.42250; 27.14361Coordinates: 38°25′21″N 27°08′37″E / 38.42250°N 27.14361°E / 38.42250; 27.14361
Owned by	TCDD
Line(s)	Izmir Blue Train   Konya Blue Train   Karesi Express   6th of September Express   17th of September Express   Basmane-Uşak Regional   Basmane-Alaşehir Regional   Basmane-Denizli Regional   Basmane-Nazilli Regional   Basmane-Söke Regional   Basmane-Ödemiş Regional   Basmane-Tire Regional
Platforms	4
Tracks	8
Connections	ESHOT Bus İzmir Metro
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	In Operation
History
Opened	October 25, 1866
Rebuilt	2006
Electrified	2001 (25 kV AC)
Services
Preceding station   Turkish State Railways   Following station Terminus Izmir Blue Train Çiğli toward Eskişehir Karesi Express Çiğli toward Balıkesir Konya Blue Train Çiğli toward Konya 6th of September Express Çiğli toward Bandırma 17th of September Express Çiğli toward Soma Basmane-Uşak Regional Çiğli toward Uşak Basmane-Alaşehir Regional Çiğli toward Alaşehir Basmane-Denizli Regional Gaziemir toward Denizli Basmane-Ödemiş Regional Gaziemir toward Ödemiş Şehir Basmane-Nazilli Regional Gaziemir toward Nazilli Basmane-Söke Regional Gaziemir toward Söke Basmane-Tire Regional Gaziemir toward Tire

Basmane station (Turkish: Basmane Garı) is one of the two main railway stations in İzmir, the other being Alsancak. The station is serviced by regional train service going to Nazilli, Aydın, Ödemiş, Tire, Selçuk and Söke.

When the Ottoman Railway Company built Alsancak Terminal, the demand for more railways in İzmir grew. On July 4, 1863, the Smyrna Cassaba Railway (SCR) was chartered to build a line from İzmir to Turgutlu (then Cassaba). The railway chose to have their terminal close to the city center. Construction of the station began in 1864 and completed in 1866. The station opened on October 25, 1866. The SCR used the station for passenger and freight operations, with a freight depot in the back of the station. During World War I, the station along with the railway was put under Ottoman military control. After the war and the Republic of Turkey formed, the station was still under SCR control until 1934, when the Turkish State Railways (TCDD) absorbed the SCR. TCDD continues to operate the station to the present. In 2001 the tracks were electrified, but never used. In 2006 the station was renovated and closed to passenger service. In 2009 passenger service returned.

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