Küçükçekmece railway station () is a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...

Küçükçekmece Küçükçekmece (; meaning “small-drawer”, from much earlier ''Rhegion'' (Greek: Ρήγιον) and ''Küçükçökmece as “little breakdown''" or “''little depression''”, in more ancient times just as Bathonea), is a municipality and d ...

Istanbul Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...

. The station was originally built in 1872 by the Oriental Railway. In 1955, the station was rebuilt as a stop on the

Istanbul suburban The Istanbul suburban railway, locally referred to as B1 (), was an important rail line in Istanbul, Turkey. It was operated by the Turkish State Railways and was one of Istanbul's two commuter rail lines (the other being the Haydarpaşa suburban ...

commuter rail Commuter rail or suburban rail is a Passenger train, passenger rail service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting Commuting, commuters to a Central business district, central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter town ...

line until 2013, when the entire line was closed down for expansion and renovation. Küçükçekmece station was demolished as a new one was built just south of the former platform and a third track was added. The new station entered service on 12 March 2019 and became a stop on the

Marmaray Marmaray () is a commuter rail line located in Istanbul, Turkey. The line runs from Halkalı, on the European side, to Gebze, on the Asian side, along the north shore of the Sea of Marmara. Mostly using the right-of-way of two existing com ...

commuter rail line.

References

{{reflist, refs= {{cite web, last=Şahin, first=İsmail, url=http://www.sozcu.com.tr/2017/emlak/gebze-halkali-banliyo-hatti-ne-zaman-acilacak-1773856/, title=Gebze – Halkalı Banliyö Hattı Ne Zaman Açılacak, website=sozcu.com.tr, language=Turkish, date=4 April 2017, access-date=15 May 2018 {{cite web, url=http://www.trainsofturkey.com/pmwiki.php/History/TCDD, title=TCDD History, website=trainsofturkey.com, language=, date=, access-date=15 May 2018 Railway stations in Istanbul Province Küçükçekmece Marmaray Railway stations in Turkey opened in 1872 Railway stations in Turkey opened in 1955 Railway stations in Turkey closed in 2013 Railway stations in Turkey opened in 2019