II. Abdülhamit devrinde İstanbul’da inşa edilen iki tren istasyonundan biri, Avrupa yakasında inşa edilen Sirkeci garıdır.

Sirkeci Garının bulunduğu yerde daha önce geçici olarak yapılan küçük bir istasyon mevcuttu. Alman Mimar August Jachmund tarafından planı çizilen şimdiki gar binasının yapımında granit mermer ve Marsilya Aden’den getirilen taşlar kullanılmıştır.

11 Şubat 1888 günü temeli atılan gar inşaatı 1890’da tamamlanmış, binanın açılışını 3 Kasım 1890 gününde II. Abdülhamit adına Ahmet Muhtar Paşa yapmıştır.

Sirkeci garının ön cephesinde 2 saat kulesi bulunmaktadır. Binanın yan cephesinde Garın hizmete girdiği tarih, hem Rumi takvime hem de Miladi takvime göre yazılmıştır.

Istanbul
The front facade of the station
General information
LocationSirkeci İstasyon Cd. 2, Hoca Paşa Mah., 34110
Sirkeci, Fatih, Istanbul
Turkey
Coordinates41°00′54″N 28°58′38″E / 41.015000°N 28.977222°E / 41.015000; 28.977222
Owned byTurkish State Railways
Line(s)Istanbul-Pythion railway
Platforms4 (3 bay platforms, 1 island platform)
Tracks7
Connections Istanbul Tram at Sirkeci
Şehir Hatları at Eminönü Pier
İDO at Sirkeci Pier
Bus transport İETT Bus:[1] 81, BN1, BN2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Platform levels2
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
History
Opened27 July 1872; 151 years ago (1872-07-27)
Closed2013
Rebuilt1890, 2013
26 February 2024; 2 months ago (2024-02-26) (platforms)
Electrified25 kV AC, 50 Hz OHLE
Services
Preceding station TCDD Taşımacılık Following station
Cankurtaran T6 Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Turkish State Railways Following station
Halkalı
towards Belgrade
Balkan Express Terminus
Halkalı
towards Thessaloniki
Friendship Express
Cankurtaran
towards Halkalı
Istanbul suburban

Sirkeci railway station (Turkish: Sirkeci garı), listed on maps as Istanbul railway station (Turkish: İstanbul garı), is a railway terminal in Istanbul, Turkey. The terminal is located in Sirkeci, on the tip of Istanbul's historic peninsula, right next to the Golden Horn and just northwest of Gülhane Park and the Topkapı Palace. Sirkeci Terminal on the European side of the Bosporus strait, along with Haydarpaşa Terminal on the Asian side, are Istanbul's two intercity and commuter railway terminals. Built in 1890 by the Oriental Railway as the eastern terminus of the world-famous Orient Express that once operated between Paris and Istanbul in the period between 1883 and 2009, Sirkeci Terminal has become a symbol of the city.[2] As of 19 March 2013, service to the station was indefinitely suspended due to the rehabilitation of the existing line between Kazlıçeşme and Halkalı for the new Marmaray commuter rail line. On 29 October 2013, a new underground station was opened to the public and is serviced by Marmaray trains travelling across the Bosphorus. Station reopened on 26 February 2024 as part of Line T6 T6 Sirkeci–Kazlıçeşme Tramway Line / U3 Sirkeci–Kazlıçeşme Rail Line.[3] Sirkeci Terminal has a total of 4 platforms (3 above, 1 underground) with 7 tracks (5 above, 2 underground). Formerly, commuter trains to Halkalı would depart from tracks 2, 3 and 4; while regional trains to Kapıkule, Edirne and Uzunköprü, along with international trains to Bucharest, Sofia and Belgrade would depart from tracks 1 and 5.

  1. ^ "Sirkeci - Duraktan Geçen Hatlar" (in Turkish). Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Orient Express". britannica.com. Encyclopædia Britannica. 21 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Sirkeci-Kazlıçeşme Raylı Sistem Hattı bugün açılacak". TRT (in Turkish). 25 February 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
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