Kemer station ( tr, Kemer İstasyonu) is a railway station in

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. The station is the oldest railway station in

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History

In 1856 the

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granted a concession to an English company to build a railway from İzmir to

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. The

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(ORC) started construction in late 1856 and completed a line, from the start at Alsancak to Kemer, in 1857. Kemer station was opened. Kemer was chosen to be the main freight depot of the ORC in İzmir. When the railway reached the town of

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in 1860, the first trains started to operate on the line. Freight trains carrying mainly

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, would unload at Kemer depot and would be distributed in İzmir via horse pulled wagons. Freight trains from the south as well as horse pulled caravans from the east and north would unload at Kemer. In its early years Kemer station was the main freight depot in İzmir. When the railway reached Aydın in 1866, most freight would be unloaded in Alsancak. The

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became the new owners of the station in 1935, when they bought the ORC. The station was electrified with

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catenary in 2001. In 2006 the station was closed to passenger traffic and rebuilt in 2008, to be re-opened to service in 2010.

Bus connections

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, ...

ESHOT Kemer Aktarma
/ref> * 54 ''Kemer Aktarma - Otogar'' * 57 ''Kemer Aktarm - Altındağ'' * 58 ''Kemer Aktarm - Kandere'' * 59 ''Kemer Aktarma - Bornova Metro'' * 60 ''Kemer Aktarma - Pınarbaşı'' * 64 ''Kemer Aktarma - Ayakkabıcılar Sitesi'' * 107 ''Kemer Aktarma - Esbaş Aktarma'' * 117 ''Kemer Aktarma - Kavaklıdere'' * 153 ''Kemer Aktarma - Çamkule'' * 172 ''Kemer Aktarma - Gaziemir Semt Garaj'' * 214 ''Kemer - Evka 3'' * 249 ''Kemer - Evka 4'' * 348 ''Kemer Aktarma - Bornova Metro'' * 418 ''Halkapınar Metro - Şirinyer Aktarma'' * 662 ''Kemer - Cengizhan'' * 699 ''Kemer - M.Erener''

References

Railway stations in İzmir Province Railway stations opened in 1857 Railway stations closed in 2006 Railway stations opened in 2010 1857 establishments in the Ottoman Empire 2006 disestablishments in Turkey 2010 establishments in Turkey Konak District {{Turkey-railstation-stub

History

Bus connections

See also

References