Ege Üniversitesi is an underground station on the M1 Line of the

İzmir Metro The İzmir Metro () is a Medium-capacity rail system, light metro system serving the city of İzmir, Turkey. The current system, consisting of M1 (İzmir Metro), one line, starts from Narlıdere Kaymakamlık station in the southwestern portion of ...

Bornova Bornova is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of İzmir Province, Turkey. Its area is 220 km2, and its population is 454,470 (2022). It is the third largest district in İzmir's metropolitan area and is almost fully urbanized at ...

. It is located within the campus of

Ege University Ege University or Aegean University () is a public research university in Bornova, İzmir. It was founded in 1955 with the faculties of Medicine and Agriculture. It is the first university to start courses in İzmir and the fourth oldest unive ...

near the site of the former Ege Üniversitesi railway station. The metro station was opened on 20 March 2012 as part of the eastward extension from

to Evka 3.

History

Ege Üniversitesi was originally a station on the

Bornova suburban Bornova is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey. Its area is 220 km2, and its population is 454,470 (2022). It is the third largest district in İzmir's metropolitan area and is almost fully urbanized at the rate of 98.6 per ...

line, built in 1979 by the

Turkish State Railways The State Railways of the Republic of Turkey (), abbreviated as TCDD, is a government-owned national railway company responsible for the ownership and maintenance of railways in Turkey, as well as the planning and construction of new lines. TCDD ...

. The site of this station was located about south of the current station near the university's Science Faculty building. The State Railway operated commuter trains from

Basmane station Basmane railway station () is an intercity and regional railway terminal and rapid transit station in İzmir, Turkey. Along with Alsancak station, Basmane is one of two railway terminals in the city. All TCDD Taşımacılık trains terminate at ...

in Konak to Ege University, via central

. The station, along with the line east of Bornova station, was closed down in 1990 at the request of the university directorate. Starting in 1996, the railway line west of Bornova station was converted to a

rapid transit Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT) or heavy rail, commonly referred to as metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport that is generally built in urban areas. A grade separation, grade separated rapid transit line below ground su ...

line and began operations in 2000. The tracks east of Bornova into the campus were still in place until 2007, when the İzmir Metropolitan Municipality began construction of the metro's eastward expansion to Evka 3. Ege Üniversitesi station was rebuilt as a modern underground metro station with two

side platform 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, ...

s serving two tracks. The station opened on 20 March 2012, 22 years after the railway station was closed.

References

External links

İzmir Metro
- official site İzmir Metro stations Bornova District Railway stations in Turkey opened in 2012 Railway stations in Turkey opened in 1979 {{Asia-metro-stub