Marşandiz railway station

MARŞANDİZ
MARŞANDİZ
	TCDD commuter rail station
	The station in 2013 before reconstruction. Marşandiz Yard is visible to the right.
Location	Güvercinlik Cd., Bahçekapı Mah., 06797; Etimesgut/Ankara; Turkey
Coordinates	39.9342°N 32.7783°E
Owned by	Turkish State Railways
Operated by	TCDD Taşımacılık
Line(s)	Başkentray
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	5
Construction
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	1944
Closed	2016-17
Rebuilt	1970
Services
Track layout

Marşandiz railway station is a railway station on the Başkentray commuter rail line in Ankara, Turkey. It is located adjacent to Marşandiz Yard and services mainly railway employees who work there. In July 2016, the station was closed down ad subsequently demolished and rebuilt as part of the Başkentray rehabilitation project. The new station site was moved about 200 m (660 ft) east and opened on 12 April 2018.[1] Marşandiz station also replaced Motor Fabrikası station, which closed down in 2016, hence the relocation to the east. Before 2016, the station had one exit to Anadolu Boulevard, which crossed the tracks on a north-south axis. The new station will no longer have access to the Boulevard and will instead have exits to Güvercinlik Avenue and Güvercin Road.

Marşandiz station was opened in 1944 by the Turkish State Railways, along with the yard maintenance facilities.[2]

On 13 December 2018, a fatal collision between a high-speed passenger train and a maintenance locomotive occurred at the station. Nine people were killed and more than 80 others were injured.[3][4]

References

"Başkentray Yıl Sonu Hizmete Girecek". rayhaber.com (in Turkish). 23 June 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
"Demiryollarının 161 Yılı". tcdd.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 1 November 2017.
"Turkey: high-speed train crash in Ankara leaves many dead". The Guardian. Reuters. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
"Ankara'da Yüksek Hızlı Tren kazası: 9 kişi hayatını kaybetti, 84 kişi yaralandı". NTV (in Turkish). 13 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.

External links

Marşandiz station in Google Street View

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[1] "Başkentray Yıl Sonu Hizmete Girecek". rayhaber.com (in Turkish). 23 June 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2017.

[2] "Demiryollarının 161 Yılı". tcdd.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 1 November 2017.

[3] "Turkey: high-speed train crash in Ankara leaves many dead". The Guardian. Reuters. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.

[4] "Ankara'da Yüksek Hızlı Tren kazası: 9 kişi hayatını kaybetti, 84 kişi yaralandı". NTV (in Turkish). 13 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.