Kumkapı is an indefinitely closed railway station on the
İstanbul-Halkalı Line in
Istanbul. The station is located in southeastern
Fatih
Fatih () is a district of and a municipality (''belediye'') in Istanbul, Turkey, and home to almost all of the provincial authorities (including the governor's office, police headquarters, metropolitan municipality and tax office) but not the co ...
along
Kennedy Boulevard and is away from
Sirkeci Terminal. The station was built in 1872 by the
Rumelia Railway as part of the extension of their mainline into İstanbul's city center. The station was rebuilt and electrified in 1955 for the start of commuter service between Sirkeci and Halkalı.
Kumkapı was indefinitely closed in 2013 due to the rehabilitation and construction of the new
Marmaray line.
References
External links
İstanbul-Halkalı Line Timetables- Westbound
İstanbul-Halkalı Line Timetables- Eastbound
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Fatih
Railway stations in Istanbul Province
Railway stations opened in 1872
Railway stations closed in 2013
1872 establishments in the Ottoman Empire
Defunct railway stations in Turkey