İçmeler railway station () is a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...

Tuzla Tuzla (, , ) is the List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, third-largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the administrative center of Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 110,979 inha ...

Istanbul Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...

. The station was originally opened in 1954 by the

Turkish State Railways The State Railways of the Republic of Turkey (), abbreviated as TCDD, is a government-owned national railway company responsible for the ownership and maintenance of railways in Turkey, as well as the planning and construction of new lines. TCDD ...

, as İçme railway station and was a stop on the

Haydarpaşa suburban Haydarpaşa is a locality within the Kadıköy and Üsküdar districts on the Asian part of Istanbul, Turkey. Haydarpaşa is named after Ottoman Vizier Haydar Pasha. The place, on the coast of Sea of Marmara, borders to Harem in the northwest and ...

commuter rail Commuter rail or suburban rail is a Passenger train, passenger rail service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting Commuting, commuters to a Central business district, central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter town ...

line. The original station consisted of two

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, ...

s with two tracks. İçme station was also serviced by the popular

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regional rail service from Istanbul to

Adapazarı Adapazarı () is a municipality and the capital Districts of Turkey, district of Sakarya Province, Turkey. Its area is 324 km2, and its population 281,489 (2022). It covers the central and northern part of the agglomeration of Adapazarı and t ...

. The station was closed down on 1 February 2012, when all train traffic between

Pendik Pendik () is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 190 km2, and its population is 750,435 (2022). It is on the Asian side between Kartal and Tuzla, on the Marmara Sea. It also neighbours Sultanbeyli, San ...

and Arifiye was temporarily suspended due to construction of the Ankara-Istanbul high-speed railway. The station was demolished shortly after and a new station was built in its place. The new station consists of an

island platform An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway inte ...

serving two tracks, with a third express track on the south side. İçmeler station is opened in 12 March 2019 along with the entire

Marmaray Marmaray () is a commuter rail line located in Istanbul, Turkey. The line runs from Halkalı, on the European side, to Gebze, on the Asian side, along the north shore of the Sea of Marmara. Mostly using the right-of-way of two existing com ...

line.

References

{{reflist, refs= {{cite magazine , last=Koday , first=Saliha , date=2000 , title=Haydarpaşa-Gebze Arasındaki Demiryolu Banliyö Ulaşımı , url=https://www.dergipark.gov.tr/download/article-file/198667 , language=tr , magazine=Türk Coğrafya Dergisi , issue=35 , page=267 , location=Istanbul , access-date=25 October 2017 {{cite web, url=http://www.tcdd.gov.tr:80/Upload/Files/ContentFiles/2010/bolgesel/adatrenleri.htm , title=Adapazarı Ekspresleri, website=tcdd.gov.tr , language=tr , access-date=10 May 2018 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100814092925/http://www.tcdd.gov.tr:80/Upload/Files/ContentFiles/2010/bolgesel/adatrenleri.htm , archive-date=14 August 2010 {{cite web, url=http://www.tcdd.gov.tr/haberler/KOSEK%C3%96Y-GEBZE%20HATTI%20BASIN%20DUYURUSU/459 , title=Köseköy-Gebze hattı Basın Duyurusu , website=tcdd.gov.tr , language=tr , date=31 January 2012 , access-date=10 May 2018

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Railway stations in Istanbul Province Railway stations in Turkey opened in 1954 Tuzla, Istanbul Marmaray Railway stations in Turkey opened in 2019 Railway stations in Turkey closed in 2012