Bandırma railway station is the main railway station in

Bandırma Bandırma ()Greek: Panormos(Πανορμος)is a municipality and district of Balıkesir Province, northwestern Turkey. Its area is 755 km2, and its population is 167,363 (2024). Bandırma is located in the south of the Marmara Sea, in the ...

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. It is located within the

Port of Bandırma A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Hamburg, Manches ...

, adjacent to the

Bandırma Ferry Terminal The Bandırma Ferry Terminal ) or Bandırma Pier () is a ferry terminal in Bandırma, Turkey, located within the Port of Bandırma on the Marmara Sea. It is used by İDO, which operates ferry service from Bandırma to Yenikapı in Istanbul. The ...

. It is the northern terminus of the

6th of September Express The 6th of September Express () is a long daily passenger train operated by TCDD Taşımacılık. The train runs from Basmane Terminal in İzmir to Soma, Manisa in western Turkey. The train provides local service on between the two destination ...

and the

17th of September Express The 6th of September Express () is a long daily passenger train operated by TCDD Taşımacılık. The train runs from Basmane Terminal in İzmir to Soma, Manisa in western Turkey. The train provides local service on between the two destination ...

, which operate daily to

İzmir İzmir is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara. It is on the Aegean Sea, Aegean coast of Anatolia, and is the capital of İzmir Province. In 2024, the city of İzmir had ...

. Bandırma station is located at the end of a short branch with entry only from the north, requiring trains to back up into the station from the mainline at Bandırma Şehir station. The station was built in 1969 along with the Port of Bandırma, replacing the older railway station, built in 1913, located further down the shore. Bandırma station consists of two

bay platform In the United Kingdom and in Australia, a bay platform is a dead-end railway platform at a railway station that has through lines. It is normal for bay platforms to be shorter than their associated through platforms. They must have a buffer stop ...

s serving three tracks. The TCDD 45051 steam engine is preserved on the station.

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Railway stations in Turkey opened in 1969 Railway stations in Balıkesir Province Bandırma {{Turkey-railstation-stub