Kemer railway station


Kemer railway station is a railway station in İzmir. The station is the oldest railway station in Turkey, built in 1857. 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 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. 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.
Route NumberStopRouteLocation
34Kemer Aktarma MerkeziEsentepe — GümrükKemer Terminal
39Kemer Aktarma Merkeziİsmetpaşa Mah. — GümrükKemer Terminal
41Kemer Aktarma MerkeziLevent — GümrükKemer Terminal
42Kemer Aktarma MerkeziÇınartepe — GümrükKemer Terminal
46Kemer Aktarma MerkeziÇobançeşme — GümrükKemer Terminal
54Kemer Aktarma MerkeziOtogar — Kemer Aktarma MerkeziKemer Terminal
57Kemer Aktarma MerkeziAltındağ — Kemer Aktarma MerkeziKemer Terminal
58Kemer Aktarma MerkeziKandere — Kemer Aktarma MerkeziKemer Terminal
59Kemer Aktarma MerkeziBornova Metro — Kemer Aktarma MerkeziKemer Terminal
60Kemer Aktarma MerkeziPınarbaşı — Kemer Aktarma MerkeziKemer Terminal
64Kemer Aktarma MerkeziAyakkabıcılar Sit. — Kemer Aktarma MerkeziKemer Terminal
117Kemer Aktarma MerkeziKavaklıdere — Kemer Aktarma MerkeziKemer Terminal
153Kemer Aktarma MerkeziÇamkule — Kemer Akrarma MerkeziKemer Terminal
214Kemer Aktarma MerkeziEvka3 Metro — KemerKemer Terminal
249Kemer Aktarma MerkeziEvka 4 — KemerKemer Terminal
367Kemer Aktarma MerkeziÜmit Mah. — Kemer Akrarma MerkeziKemer Terminal
418Kemer Aktarma MerkeziŞirinyer Aktarma Merkezi — H. Pınar MetroKemer Terminal
466Kemer Aktarma MerkeziŞirinyer Aktarma Merkezi — KonakKemer Terminal
662Kemer Aktarma MerkeziCengizhan — KemerKemer Terminal
699Kemer Aktarma MerkeziM.Erener — KemerKemer Terminal
838Kemer Aktarma MerkeziŞirinyer Aktarma Merkezi — GümrükKemer Terminal