Diliskelesi railway station

Diliskelesi railway station was a railway station in Diliskelesi, Turkey on the Istanbul-Ankara railway. It was located just southwest of Dilovası, in the southern part of the Diliskelesi in the industrialized port area. The station was a stop on the Adapazarı Express train service; 11 daily eastbound trains and 13 daily westbound trains stopped at Diliskelesi.[1] The station was opened in 1975, when the Turkish State Railways double-tracked the railway from Gebze to Arifiye.[2] Diliskelesi station closed on 1 February 2012 and the platforms were demolished shortly after.

DİLİSKELESİ
Two regional trains meet at the station.
LocationAtatürk Cd., Diliskelesi Mah., 41455
Dilovası, Kocaeli
Turkey
Coordinates40.7697°N 29.5238°E / 40.7697; 29.5238
Owned byTurkish State Railways
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
History
Opened1975
Closed1 February 2012
Electrified6 February 1977
25 kV AC, 50 Hz Overhead wire
Former services
Preceding station   Turkish State Railways   Following station
toward Istanbul
Adapazarı Express
toward Adapazarı

References

  1. "Adapazarı Ekspresleri". tcdd.gov.tr (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 14 August 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  2. "Tarihçe". tcdd.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 14 December 2017.
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