Maltepe railway station

MALTEPE
The station building in the snow.
General information
Locationİstasyon Cd., Maltepe, Istanbul, Turkey
Coordinates40°55′13″N 29°08′07″E / 40.920397°N 29.135218°E / 40.920397; 29.135218
Owned byTCDD
Line(s)
Platforms2 (1 island platform, 1 side platform)
Tracks3
ConnectionsBus interchange İETT Bus:
Bus interchange Istanbul Minibus:
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingNo
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code1560
History
Opened1872
Rebuilt1969
Electrified1969 (25 kV AC)
Services
Preceding station TCDD Taşımacılık Following station
Süreyya Plajı
towards Halkalı
Marmaray Cevizli
towards Gebze
Former services
Preceding station Turkish State Railways Following station
Bostancı
towards Istanbul
Adapazarı Express Kartal
towards Adapazarı
Süreyya Plajı
towards Haydarpaşa
Haydarpaşa suburban Cevizli
towards Gebze

Maltepe station is located in Maltepe, Istanbul. The station is 14.3 km (8.9 mi) east from Haydarpaşa Terminal and is located directly southeast of the historical city center of Maltepe. The station has 2 platforms for passenger traffic. The Haydarpaşa-Gebze Line and the Haydarpaşa-Adapazarı Regional service the station, as intercity trains skip Maltepe. The station was originally opened in 1872 by the Ottoman Government as part of a railway from Istanbul to İzmit. The government sold the station to the Anatolian Railway in 1888, which was later taken over by the Turkish State Railways in 1927. The station used to be a main freight depot, but when the branch line serving the Maltepe military pier was abandoned freight operations declined greatly.