Tepeköy railway station

Tepeköy railway station is a railway station in Torbalı and is the southern terminus for Aliağa and Menemen outbound trains of the İZBAN. The station was originally opened on 14 November 1861 by the Oriental Railway Company. Between 2015 and 2016, Tepeköy was rebuilt and expanded from a one track station to three tracks to service commuter trains (İZBAN).

Tepeköy
TCDD Taşımacılık regional rail
İZBAN commuter rail station
A Denizli bound regional train on track 1.
General information
Location4550 Sokak, Tepeköy Mahallesi, Torbali 35860
Owned byTurkish State Railways
Operated byTCDD Transport
İZBAN A.Ş.
Line(s)TCDD Taşımacılık:
İZBAN:
  İZBAN
Platforms2
Tracks3
ConnectionsBus interchange ESHOT Bus: 701, 712, 713, 714, 719, 721, 722, 724, 763, 770, 780, 781, 782, 783, 784, 785, 786, 795, 798
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedNovember 14, 1861; 163 years ago (1861-11-14)[1]
February 6, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-02-06)
Electrified2016; 8 years ago (2016)
Services
Preceding station TCDD Taşımacılık Following station
Torbalı İzmir–Denizli Selçuk
towards Denizli
İzmir–Nazilli Selçuk
towards Nazilli
İzmir–Söke Selçuk
towards Söke
Preceding station İZBAN Following station
Torbalı
towards Aliağa or Menemen
İZBAN Terminus
Terminus İZBAN
(Selçuk ext.)
Sağlık
towards Selçuk

A low-level side platform serves one track with 16 daily regional trains running between Basmane Terminal in İzmir and destinations southeast and a high-level island platform serves two tracks for İZBAN commuter trains to Aliağa, Menemen and Selçuk.

Since 8 September 2017, Tepeköy serves as a transfer station between İZBAN trains from Aliağa, Menemen and from Selçuk. Trains from Aliağa and Menemen terminate at the station along with trains from Selçuk.

Connections

edit

Tepeköy is serviced by several bus services that operate to neighboring towns and villages. The stop is located on 4550th Street.

ESHOT Bus service[2]
Route Number Stop Route Location
701 Tepeköy Aktarma Torbalı — Tekeli 4550th Street
712 Tepeköy Aktarma Pancar Aktarma — Torbalı 4550th Street
713 Tepeköy Aktarma DEÜ Meslek Yüksek Okulu — Torbalı 4550th Street
714 Tepeköy Aktarma DEÜ Meslek Yüksek Okulu — Torbalı Aktarma Merkezi 4550th Street
719 Tepeköy Aktarma Çapak — Torbalı 4550th Street
721 Tepeköy Aktarma Karakuyu — Torbalı 4550th Street
722 Tepeköy Aktarma Yazıbaşı — Torbalı 4550th Street
724 Tepeköy Aktarma Şehitler — Torbalı Aktarma Merkezi 4550th Street
763 Tepeköy Aktarma Düverlik — Torbalı Aktarma Merkezi 4550th Street
770 Tepeköy Aktarma Selçuk — Torbalı Aktarma Merkezi 4550th Street
780 Tepeköy Aktarma Bülbüldere — Torbalı Aktarma Merkezi 4550th Street
781 Tepeköy Aktarma Tulumköy — Torbalı Aktarma Merkezi 4550th Street
782 Tepeköy Aktarma Taşkesik — Torbalı Aktarma Merkezi 4550th Street
783 Tepeköy Aktarma Belevi — Torbalı 4550th Street
784 Tepeköy Aktarma Doğancılar — Torbalı 4550th Street
785 Tepeköy Aktarma Dağtekke — Torbalı 4550th Street
786 Tepeköy Aktarma Karaot — Torbalı 4550th Street
795 Tepeköy Aktarma Ödemiş — Torbalı 4550th Street
798 Tepeköy Aktarma Tire — Torbalı Aktarma Merkezi 4550th Street

References

edit
  1. ^ "ORC History". trainsofturkey.com. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Nokta - Duraktan Geçen Hatlar". eshot.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 22 December 2017.