Çamlık railway station

Çamlık railway station is a railway station near Çamlık, Turkey, in south İzmir Province. The station is the southernmost station within the province as well as the last station before Aydın Province. TCDD Taşımacılık operates daily regional train service from İzmir to Denizli, Nazilli and Söke.

Çamlık
TCDD Taşımacılık regional rail station
LocationÇamlık-Yeniköy Yolu, Çamlık Mah. 35290
Selçuk, İzmir
Turkey
Coordinates37.8801°N 27.3778°E / 37.8801; 27.3778
Owned byTurkish State Railways
Operated byTCDD Taşımacılık
Line(s)
  İzmir-Denizli
  İzmir-Nazilli
  İzmir-Söke
Platforms2 (1 side platform, 1 island platform)
Tracks3
History
Opened1 July 1866
Rebuilt1976
Services
Preceding station   TCDD Taşımacılık   Following station
toward İzmir
İzmir-Denizli
toward Denizli
İzmir-Nazilli
toward Nazilli
İzmir-Söke
toward Söke

The original station is located about 600 m (2,000 ft) north of the current station. The original station was opened on 1 July 1866 by the Ottoman Railway Company as part of their railway from İzmir (Smyrna) to Aydın.[1] The Ottoman Railway Company, along with all its assets, were acquired by the Turkish State Railways in 1934.[1] The 1866-station remained in service until 1976, when the railway was realigned through the hills north of Çamlık and the current station was built.[2] In 1991 the Çamlık Railway Museum acquired the former station, as well as the old right-of-way, and is home to the largest steam-locomotive collection in Turkey.[3]

References
  1. "ORC History". trainsofturkey.com. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. "Tren Müzesi". aziziyerestaurant.net. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  3. "Çamlik Railway Museum in Turkey is faced with closure". International Steam. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
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