Eskişehir station

ESKİŞEHİR
TCDD high-speed, inter-city and regional rail station
The front facade of the 1955 station building.
Location	Hoşnudiye Mah., İstasyon Cd. 10, 26130 Tepebaşı/Eskişehir, Turkey
Coordinates	39°46′46″N 30°30′28″E / 39.7794°N 30.5078°E / 39.7794; 30.5078Coordinates: 39°46′46″N 30°30′28″E / 39.7794°N 30.5078°E / 39.7794; 30.5078
Owned by	TCDD
Line(s)	Yüksek Hızlı Tren   Izmir Blue Train   Pamukkale Express   Eskişehir-Tavşanlı Regional   Eskişehir-Kütahya Regional   Eskişehir-Afyon Regional
Platforms	4 (2 side platforms, 2 island platforms)
Tracks	10
Connections	Eskişehir Belediye Bus, Estram
Construction
Structure type	At-Grade
Parking	Yes
Architect	Orhan Safa
Other information
Station code	2435
History
Opened	31 December 1892
Rebuilt	1955 (Station building) 2010 (YHT station)
Electrified	1989 (25 kV AC)
Services
Preceding station   Turkish State Railways   Following station Bozüyük toward Istanbul Yüksek Hızlı Tren Polatlı YHT toward Ankara YHT Konya Terminus Kızılinler toward İzmir Izmir Blue Train Terminus Gökçekısık toward Denizli Pamukkale Express Kızılinler toward Afyon Eskişehir-Afyon Regional Kızılinler toward Kütahya Eskişehir-Kütahya Regional Kızılinler toward Tavşanlı Eskişehir-Tavşanlı Regional

Eskişehir station (Turkish: Eskişehir garı) is the main railway station in Eskişehir, Turkey. The station is part of a major railway facility, which is one of the largest in the country. Prior to the cancellation of all non-high-speed trains between Ankara and Istanbul, Eskişehir station was one of the busiest stations in Turkey. Eskişehir is served by high-speed trains on the Ankara–Istanbul line. Due to its geographical location, the city is an important railway junction, where two main lines meet. The largest railway factory in Turkey, owned by TÜLOMSAŞ, is located next to the station as well as serving as the headquarters for the company.

Eskişehir railway station is located towards the northwestern part of the city center. Estram tram lines serve the station with a direct link the heart of the cities as well as the main north and south districts.

The station was built in 1891 by the Anatolian Railway and officially opened on 31 December 1892.

Railways came to Eskişehir in 1892, when the Anatolian Railway (CFOA) built its İstanbul-Ankara rail line, which passed through the city. The station opened on December 31, 1892 along with the entire line. Since Eskişehir was a town, whose industry was reliant on farming, growth of the town was limited. However, when the CFOA started construction of their mainline to Konya in 1893, the town was to become an important railway junction. During the construction, the CFOA opened a Locomotive maintenance facility in 1894, which would later become TÜLOMSAŞ. When the line to Konya was opened in 1896, industrialization of the town began. During the Turkish War of Independence, in 1919, the station facilities were used as a base for Turkish nationalist forces. In 1920, the station was taken over by the Greek Army only to be taken back by the Turks in 1922.