Göztepe railway station

Göztepe station (Turkish: Göztepe İstasyonu) is a historical railway station in Kadıköy, Istanbul. Between 1969 and 2013, it was a station on the Haydarpaşa suburban to Gebze and starting on 10 March 2019, will be a station on the Marmaray commuter rail system.

GÖZTEPE
A westbound train enters under the historical station building.
Location	Tütüncü Mehmet Efendi Cd. 85, Göztepe Mah. 34730 Kadıköy/Istanbul Turkey
Coordinates	40.9790°N 29.0666°E
Owned by	Turkish State Railways
Operated by	TCDD Taşımacılık
Line(s)	Marmaray (2019)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Architectural style	Turkish Neoclassical
History
Opened	1876
Closed	2013-18
Rebuilt	1915 (Station house) 2017-18 (Platforms)
Previous names	Erenköy (1876-98)
Services
Preceding station   TCDD Taşımacılık   Following station Feneryolu toward Halkalı Marmaray Erenköy toward Gebze
Former services Preceding station   Turkish State Railways   Following station Feneryolu toward Haydarpaşa Haydarpaşa suburban Erenköy toward Gebze
Track layout West to Haydarpaşa East to Gebze

The station was originally built in 1876 by the Ottoman government as part of the railway from Istanbul to İzmit.[1][2] A small two-story wooden station house was built, that is currently on the northern part of the station. Due to a steep climb just west of the station, trains weren't able to always make it up during snowy weather; so in 1915 the tracks were lowered by 11 m (36 ft) and a new, larger station house was built over the tracks in the Turkish Neoclassical style.[3]

References

1. Koday, Saliha (2000). "Haydarpaşa-Gebze Arasındaki Demiryolu Banliyö Ulaşımı". Türk Coğrafya Dergisi (in Turkish). No. 35. Istanbul. p. 267. Archived from the original on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
2. "CFOA History". trainsofturkey.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
3. "Göztepe İstasyonu Yıkılacakmı". arkitera.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.