Kemer railway station () is a railway station in İzmir. The station is the oldest railway station in Turkey, built in 1857.Kemer Garı Tarihi - By Ömer Tolga Sümerli İZBAN operates commuter trains north to Aliağa and Menemen and south to Cumaovası and Tepeköy.
History In 1856 the Ottoman Empire granted a concession to an English company to build a railway from İzmir to Aydın. The Ottoman Railway Company (ORC) started construction in late 1856 and completed a line, from the start at Alsancak to Kemer. Kemer station was opened in 1857 as Caravan Bridge (), named after a nearby ancient bridge with the same name. Kemer was chosen to be the main freight depot of the ORC in İzmir. When the railway reached the town of Torbalı in 1860, the first trains started to operate on the line. Freight trains carrying mainly figs, would unload at Kemer depot and would be distributed in İzmir via horse pulled wagons. Freight trains from the south as well as horse pulled caravans from the east and north would unload at Kemer. In its early years Kemer station was the main freight depot in İzmir. When the railway reached Aydın in 1866, most freight would be unloaded in Alsancak. The Turkish State Railways became the new owners of the station in 1935, when they bought the ORC.TCDD History - Trains and Railways of Turkey The station was renamed as Kemer around that time. The station was electrified with 25 kV AC catenary in 2001. In 2006 the station was closed to passenger traffic and rebuilt in 2008, to be re-opened to service in 2010.
Connections ESHOT operates regional bus service, accessible from the station. +ESHOT Bus serviceRoute numberStopRouteLocation34Kemer Aktarma MerkeziEsentepe — GümrükKemer Terminal39Kemer Aktarma Merkeziİsmetpaşa Mah. — GümrükKemer Terminal41Kemer Aktarma MerkeziLevent — GümrükKemer Terminal42Kemer Aktarma MerkeziÇınartepe — GümrükKemer Terminal46Kemer Aktarma MerkeziÇobançeşme — GümrükKemer Terminal54Kemer Aktarma MerkeziOtogar — Kemer Aktarma MerkeziKemer Terminal57Kemer Aktarma MerkeziAltındağ — Kemer Aktarma MerkeziKemer Terminal58Kemer Aktarma MerkeziKandere — Kemer Aktarma MerkeziKemer Terminal59Kemer Aktarma MerkeziBornova Metro — Kemer Aktarma MerkeziKemer Terminal60Kemer Aktarma MerkeziPınarbaşı — Kemer Aktarma MerkeziKemer Terminal64Kemer Aktarma MerkeziAyakkabıcılar Sit. — Kemer Aktarma MerkeziKemer Terminal117Kemer Aktarma MerkeziKavaklıdere — Kemer Aktarma MerkeziKemer Terminal153Kemer Aktarma MerkeziÇamkule — Kemer Akrarma MerkeziKemer Terminal214Kemer Aktarma MerkeziEvka3 Metro — KemerKemer Terminal249Kemer Aktarma MerkeziEvka 4 — KemerKemer Terminal367Kemer Aktarma MerkeziÜmit Mah. — Kemer Akrarma MerkeziKemer Terminal418Kemer Aktarma MerkeziŞirinyer Aktarma Merkezi — H. Pınar MetroKemer Terminal466Kemer Aktarma MerkeziŞirinyer Aktarma Merkezi — KonakKemer Terminal662Kemer Aktarma MerkeziCengizhan — KemerKemer Terminal699Kemer Aktarma MerkeziM.Erener — KemerKemer Terminal838Kemer Aktarma MerkeziŞirinyer Aktarma Merkezi — GümrükKemer Terminal
See also Alsancak Terminal Turkish State Railways Ottoman Railway Company
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