The Haydarpaşa suburban (Turkish: Haydarpaşa banliyösü), also known as the Haydarpaşa-Gebze line (Turkish: Haydarpaşa-Gebze hattı) and numbered as B2, was a commuter rail line operated by the Turkish State Railways, between Haydarpaşa Terminal in Kadıköy to Gebze. Since its opening in 1951, it was the busiest commuter rail line and busiest TCDD service in Turkey, until it was discontinued in 2013.
Electrified in 1969, the line was the second electrified commuter rail service in Turkey, after the Istanbul suburban, operating across the Bosphorus.
The route traversed the southern shore of Istanbul's Asian side, passing through important districts: Kadıköy, Maltepe, Kartal, Pendik and Tuzla. The line then crosses into the Kocaeli Province into Gebze, where it terminates. The State Railways has operated its regional service to Adapazarı and mainline service to Ankara on the line as well, making it one of the busiest rail lines in Turkey, in terms of passengers and number of trains.
A railway to Gebze was originally built by the Ottoman Empire in 1873, as part of the railway to İzmit. This line was at first built for the Sultan, but later served the heavy population along the northeastern shores of the Sea of Marmara. However, few trains ran on the line during the time when the government operated it. The Ottoman government soon sold the line to a private enterprise, the Anatolian Railway (CFOA). The CFOA started regular train service between İstanbul and İzmit (as well as Gebze) in the 1890s.[3] Service was suspended from 1914 to 1919 during the First World War. After the Republic of Turkey was formed in 1923, the CFOA continued to operate commuter service until 1927, when the Turkish State Railways acquired the CFOA. The newly formed State Railways (TCDD) continued the commuter service formerly provided by the CFOA.
After World War II, new locomotives and railcars were delivered to Turkey and used on the line. In 1962, new E8000EMUs were ordered as part of TCDD's plans to upgrade the line. In the following years, the tracks were doubled and electrified, and the stations were all renovated. Beginning in late 1968, these EMUs started test runs on the line. On 29 May 1969 increased commuter service with the new EMUs began operation.[4] In 1971, new E40000 electric locomotives started to operate on the line. In 1972, E14000 EMUs were introduced, and the E40000 were put on regional service between İstanbul and Adapazarı. The route however deteriorated for the next three decades and during the mid-2000s, the EMUs were in bad shape and the tracks were in need of repair.
In 2003, the Marmaray project started construction of a tunnel underneath the Bosphorus, as well as the upgrade to this line. Plans were finalized, and the line was first partially closed between Gebze and Pendik, with the whole line closed as of 19 June 2013 for at least 2 years. The planned reopening in June 2015 was delayed until March 2019 when the line went back into service despite protests from the unions that final tests had not yet been completed.[5]
^Ergin Tonuk 22 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine – Haydarpaşa tecrübe seferleri
^Gebze – Halkalı banliyö hattı ne zaman açılacak – www.sozcu.com.tr
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October 21, 2023
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The Haydarpasa suburban Turkish Haydarpasa banliyosu also known as the Haydarpasa Gebze line Turkish Haydarpasa Gebze hatti and numbered as B2 was a commuter rail line operated by the Turkish State Railways between Haydarpasa Terminal in Kadikoy to Gebze Since its opening in 1951 it was the busiest commuter rail line and busiest TCDD service in Turkey until it was discontinued in 2013 Haydarpasa suburbanA westbound train at GoztepeOverviewStatusDiscontinuedOwnerTurkish State RailwaysLocaleIstanbul TurkeyTerminiHaydarpasa TerminalGebzeStations28ServiceTypeCommuter railOperator s Turkish State RailwaysRolling stockE23000 E14000 EMUsDaily ridership72 353 2008 1 HistoryOpened8 March 1951 2 Closed19 June 2013TechnicalLine length44 1 kilometers 27 4 mi Number of tracks2Track gauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm Electrification25 kV ACOperating speed40 km h 25 mph averageRoute mapLegendDistance Station0 km Haydarpasa1 4 km 0 9 mi Sogutlucesme2 5 km 1 6 mi Kiziltoprak3 3 km 2 1 mi Feneryolu5 km 3 1 mi Goztepe6 2 km 3 9 mi Erenkoy7 7 km 4 8 mi Suadiye9 km 5 6 mi Bostanci10 6 km 6 6 mi Yenimahalle11 9 km 7 4 mi Idealtepe13 3 km 8 3 mi Atakoy14 3 km 8 9 mi Maltepe16 5 km 10 3 mi Cevizli18 2 km 11 3 mi Atalar20 1 km 12 5 mi Kartal22 5 km 14 0 mi Yunus24 4 km 15 2 mi Pendik27 3 km 17 0 mi Kaynarca28 3 km 17 6 mi Tersana29 5 km 18 3 mi Cankurtaran30 6 km 19 0 mi Aydintepe31 8 km 19 8 mi Icme34 3 km 21 3 mi Tuzla36 8 km 22 9 mi Coskunogullari38 km 24 mi Cayirova39 2 km 24 mi Fatih40 6 km 25 mi Osmangazi44 1 km 27 mi GebzeThis diagram viewtalkeditElectrified in 1969 the line was the second electrified commuter rail service in Turkey after the Istanbul suburban operating across the Bosphorus The route traversed the southern shore of Istanbul s Asian side passing through important districts Kadikoy Maltepe Kartal Pendik and Tuzla The line then crosses into the Kocaeli Province into Gebze where it terminates The State Railways has operated its regional service to Adapazari and mainline service to Ankara on the line as well making it one of the busiest rail lines in Turkey in terms of passengers and number of trains Contents 1 History 2 Gallery 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditA railway to Gebze was originally built by the Ottoman Empire in 1873 as part of the railway to Izmit This line was at first built for the Sultan but later served the heavy population along the northeastern shores of the Sea of Marmara However few trains ran on the line during the time when the government operated it The Ottoman government soon sold the line to a private enterprise the Anatolian Railway CFOA The CFOA started regular train service between Istanbul and Izmit as well as Gebze in the 1890s 3 Service was suspended from 1914 to 1919 during the First World War After the Republic of Turkey was formed in 1923 the CFOA continued to operate commuter service until 1927 when the Turkish State Railways acquired the CFOA The newly formed State Railways TCDD continued the commuter service formerly provided by the CFOA After World War II new locomotives and railcars were delivered to Turkey and used on the line In 1962 new E8000 EMUs were ordered as part of TCDD s plans to upgrade the line In the following years the tracks were doubled and electrified and the stations were all renovated Beginning in late 1968 these EMUs started test runs on the line On 29 May 1969 increased commuter service with the new EMUs began operation 4 In 1971 new E40000 electric locomotives started to operate on the line In 1972 E14000 EMUs were introduced and the E40000 were put on regional service between Istanbul and Adapazari The route however deteriorated for the next three decades and during the mid 2000s the EMUs were in bad shape and the tracks were in need of repair In 2003 the Marmaray project started construction of a tunnel underneath the Bosphorus as well as the upgrade to this line Plans were finalized and the line was first partially closed between Gebze and Pendik with the whole line closed as of 19 June 2013 for at least 2 years The planned reopening in June 2015 was delayed until March 2019 when the line went back into service despite protests from the unions that final tests had not yet been completed 5 Gallery Edit nbsp Starting point of the line Haydarpasa Terminus nbsp A westbound train at Kiziltoprak station nbsp A westbound train consisting of E32000 EMUs used for Marmaray service nbsp A TCDD E14000 arriving at Bostanci station nbsp An old TCDD E1400 stock at old Bostanci station References Edit TCDD 2006 2010 Statistics Page 70 TCDD History trainsofturkey com CFOA History trainsofturkey com Ergin Tonuk Archived 22 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine Haydarpasa tecrube seferleri Gebze Halkali banliyo hatti ne zaman acilacak www sozcu com trExternal links EditHaydarpasa Gebze line timetables Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Haydarpasa suburban amp oldid 1159284156, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
