Yenice railway station

Yenice station (Turkish: Yenice Garı) is a railway station in Yenice, Mersin. Yenice station is on the busy Adana-Mersin Main Line. The station was built in 1886 by the Mersin-Tarsus-Adana Railway.[1]

YENİCE
TCDD intercity and regional rail station
Yenice Station
General information
LocationAtatürk Blv., Yenica Mah., 33400 Tarsus/Mersin
Turkey
Coordinates36°58′27″N 35°03′11″E / 36.974204°N 35.053178°E / 36.974204; 35.053178
Owned byTurkish State Railways
Line(s)TCDD Taşımacılık:
Taurus Express
Erciyes Express
Mersin-Adana Regional
Mersin-İslahiye Regional
Mersin-İskenderun Regional
Platforms2 (1 side platform, 1 island platform)
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station code6633
History
Opened2 August 1886; 138 years ago (2 August 1886)
Rebuilt1995
Services
Preceding station TCDD Taşımacılık Following station
Durak
towards Kayseri
Erciyes Express Şehitlik
towards Adana
Durak
towards Konya
Taurus Express Şakirpaşa
towards Adana
Tarsus
towards Mersin
Mersin–İslahiye Şehitlik
towards İslahiye
Mersin–İskenderun Şehitlik
towards İskenderun
Mersin–Adana Şehitlik
towards Adana
Location
YENİCE is located in Turkey
YENİCE
YENİCE
Location within Turkey

Historical Importance

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Historical Meeting between the Turkish president İsmet İnönü and British prime minister Winston Churchill was held in Yenice Station during the Second World War. There is a bill board about this meeting in the station building.

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