Hatay is an underground station on the
Fahrettin Altay—Evka 3 Line Fakhr al-Din ( ar, فخر الدين ) is an Arabic male given name and (in modern usage) a surname, meaning ''pride of the religion''. Alternative transliterations include Fakhruddin , Fakhreddin, Fakhreddine, Fakhraddin, Fakhruddin, Fachreddin, ...
of the
İzmir Metro
İzmir Metro ( tr, İzmir Metrosu) is a metro system in İzmir, Turkey that is in the process of being extended with new stations being put in service. The current system, consisting of one line, starts from Fahrettin Altay station Göztepe in th ...
in
Hatay
Hatay Province ( tr, Hatay ili, ) is the southernmost province of Turkey. It is situated almost entirely outside Anatolia, along the eastern coast of the Levantine Sea. The province borders Syria to its south and east, the Turkish province of ...
,
Konak. Located under İnönü Avenue, it consists of two
side platforms
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...
servicing two tracks. Connection to
ESHOT
Elektrik Su Havagazı Otobüs Troleybüs ( en, Electricity, Water, Coal Gas, Bus, Trolleybus) or ESHOT is a bus service operating in the İzmir. ESHOT, along with İZULAŞ are the two main bus transit service in İzmir. Buses serve all districts, ...
bus service is available at street level.
Hatay was opened on 29 December 2012, along with
İzmirspor station, as part of a two station westward extension of the line and was the western terminus of the line from 2012 to 2014, when the line was extended one stop further to
Goztepe.
The opening marked the partial completion of the long-awaited extension to
Fahrettin Altay
Fahrettin Altay (12 January 1880 – 25 October 1974) was a Turkish military officer. The Turkish tank Altay is named in honor of him.
Biography
Fahrettin Altay was born to Lieutenant Colonel İsmail Bey, son of Hacı Ahmet Efendi from İz ...
, which was opened fully on 26 July 2014.
Connections
ESHOT operates city bus service on İnönü Avenue.
References
{{İzmir Metro stations (Navbox)
İzmir Metro
Railway stations opened in 2012
2012 establishments in Turkey
Railway stations in İzmir Province