Akşehir railway station
Akşehir | |||||||||||
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TCDD Taşımacılık | |||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 (1 side platform, 1 island platform) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 29 July 1896 | ||||||||||
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Akşehir station (Turkish: Akşehir istasyonu) is the railway station in the city of Akşehir, Turkey. It is in use since 1894.
Akşehir is an
ilçe (district) in Konya Province. The station is to the north of Akşehir at 38°22′07″N 31°26′36″E / 38.36861°N 31.44333°E. Its elevation is 997 metres (3,271 ft) [1] The railroad lies parallel to the Turkish state road 
D.300
.
D.300The station was built in 1894 as the terminal of
Chemins de Fer Ottomans d'Anatolie. On 29 July 1896 when the railroad was expanded, it became a mid station on 427 kilometres (265 mi) long Konya-Eskişehir railroad.[2] Later in 1927, during the Turkish Republic era, it was acquired by Turkish State Railways
.
Trains
In addition to freight trains main services are
- Meram Ekspres ("Meram Express", Istanbul–Konya)[3]
- Konya Mavi Tren ("Konya Blue Train", İzmir–Konya)[4]