Adapazarı station is the main terminal

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in the city of

Adapazarı Adapazarı () is a city in northwestern Turkey and the central district of Sakarya Province. The province itself was originally named Adapazarı as well. Adapazarı is a part of the densely populated region of the country known as the Marmara Re ...

. It is the eastern terminus of the Haydarpaşa-Adapazarı Regional, the most heavily used rail service line in Turkey and second most in service frequency. The station is located directly in the city center. The other two stations serving Adapazarı are

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, located in southwestern Adapazarı and Arifye railway station, located in Adapazarı's southern suburb. The station is situated on the north end of the Adapazarı Branch, which connects to the Istanbul––Ankara Main Line at Arifye. The station was opened on November, 1899 by the

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and then

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, but this never happened and the station became a terminal. In 1969, the line was electrified and new improved regional service was added to

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. On February 1, 2012, the station temporarily closed down due to the construction of the İstanbul-Ankara high-speed railway, however a project that if approved will lead to the abandonment of the station in favor of building a new station in Arifye, which is southwest of the city center. The station is used for storing rail cars, but currently it's the main station for Ada Express since 2019.

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External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20090522065415/http://www.tcdd.gov.tr/yolcu/bolgesel.htm *http://www.trainsofturkey.com/w/pmwiki.php/History/CFOA *http://www.trainsofturkey.com/w/pmwiki.php/History/History 1899 establishments in the Ottoman Empire Buildings and structures in Adapazarı Railway stations in Sakarya Province Railway stations opened in 1899 Adapazarı {{Turkey-railstation-stub