Marşandiz railway station is a railway station on the

Başkentray Başkentray ( en, CapitalRail), formerly known as the Ankara suburban ( tr, Ankara banliyösü), is the name of the long commuter rail line in Ankara, Turkey. It is operated by TCDD Taşımacılık on trackage owned by the Turkish State Railways. ...

commuter rail line in Ankara, Turkey. It is located adjacent to

Marşandiz Yard Marşandiz Yard ( tr, Marşandiz deposu), also known as the Ankara Railway Factory ( tr, Ankara Demiryolu Fabrikası), is a large mixed-use rail yard and maintenance facility in Ankara, Turkey. The sprawling complex consists of two rail yards, one ...

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 east and opened on 12 April 2018. Marşandiz station also replaced

Motor Fabrikası station An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert one or more forms of energy into mechanical energy. Available energy sources include potential energy (e.g. energy of the Earth's gravitational field as exploited in hydroelectric power ...

, 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. 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.

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Marşandiz station in Google Street View
Railway stations in Ankara Province Railway stations opened in 1944 1944 establishments in Turkey Etimesgut District