Hilal is an elevated 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 ...

in Konak. Located above the

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Hilal junction Hilal railway station formerly Istravoz railway station is a railway station located in İzmir, Turkey. It is located east of Basmane next to the famous Hilal Junction on the Izmir-Afyon railway. The station was famous for being located next to ...

, it is one of the ten original stations of the metro system. Connection to

İZBAN İZBAN, previously known as Egeray, is a commuter rail system serving İzmir and its metropolitan area. Averaging a daily ridership of 185,000 passengers, it is the busiest commuter rail system in Turkey, slightly ahead of the Marmaray commuter ...

commuter trains are available at

Hilal railway station Hilal railway station formerly Istravoz railway station is a railway station located in İzmir, Turkey. It is located east of Basmane next to the famous Hilal Junction on the Izmir-Afyon railway. The station was famous for being located next to ...

. Since Hilal is located in the middle of a railway junction, no direct connections to

ESHOT Elektrik Su Havagazı Otobüs Troleybüs () or ESHOT is a bus service operating in the İzmir. ESHOT, along with İZULAŞ are the two main bus transit services in İzmir. Buses serve all districts, however, denser network presence attained in the ...

city bus service is available. The closest bus stop is located on 1396th Street about northwest of the station. Hilal station was opened on 22 May 2000.

Layout

Hilal is one of two elevated stations on the İzmir Metro, along with Stadyum, and consists of 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 with two tracks. Directly beneath the station, on ground level, is the mezzanine with fare control and ticket machines. Since the station itself is located within the

, the surrounding streets are accessible via walkways and bridges over the railway tracks in the junction. Connection to the northbound İZBAN platform are located at the west end of the mezzanine; while a walkway north to Akıncılar Avenue continues past the northbound platform. Connection to the southbound İZBAN platform are available via an elevated walkway over the İZBAN tracks. From this walkway, another elevated walkway diverges off to the Hilal neighborhood.

References

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