Stadyum (İzmir Metro)

Stadyum

İzmir Metro rapid transit station

Location

2783 Sk., Çınar Mahallesi, 35730
Bornova

Coordinates

38°15′48″N 27°06′18″E / 38.2633°N 27.1051°ECoordinates: 38°15′48″N 27°06′18″E / 38.2633°N 27.1051°E

Owned by

İzmir Metropolitan Municipality

Operated by

İzmir Metro A.Ş.

Line(s)

F. Altay—Evka 3

Platforms

2 side platforms

Tracks

Connections

ESHOT Bus: 102, 214, 249, 415, 498, 501, 502, 503, 504, 543, 599, 662, 699, 856

Construction

Parking

Bicycle facilities

Disabled access

Yes

History

Opened

25 October 1866 (railway station)

Closed

1995-2000

Rebuilt

22 May 2000; 18 years ago (İzmir Metro station)

Services

Preceding station		İzmir Metro		Following station
Halkapınar toward F. Altay		F. Altay—Evka 3		Sanayi toward Evka 3

Former services

Preceding station		Turkish State Railways		Following station
Halkapınar toward Basmane		Bornova suburban		2. Sanayi toward Ege Üniversitesi

Stadyum is an elevated station on the Fahrettin Altay—Evka 3 Line of the İzmir Metro in Bornova. It is located in the Çınar neighborhood above Fatih Avenue and 2783rd Street. The station is named Stadyum (English: Stadium) after the nearby İzmir Atatürk Stadium, one of the largest stadiums in Turkey. Stadyum opened on 22 May 2000 as part of the ten original stations on the İzmir Metro.

Stadyum was originally a railway station on the Bornova suburban line known as Mersinli railway station. The station was built by the Smyrna Cassaba Railway (SCP) and opened on 25 October 1866. Trains from Basmane station to Bornova stopped at Mersinli. Since the Bornova branch was never extended, the station and the line remained a suburban railway. The Turkish State Railways (TCDD) took over the SCP in 1934 and continued operating commuter service on the railway. TCDD sold the railway to the İzmir Municipality in 1994 and Mersinli, along with the railway, was closed down. The Municipality began construction of the İzmir Metro in 1995 and Mersinli station was demolished. The new station, named Stadyum, was built as an elevated station on the new right-of-way. Construction was completed in 1999 and the station was inaugurated on 22 May 2000, along with the metro line from Bornova to Üçyol.

ESHOT operates city bus service on İnönü Avenue.

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