Halkapınar Transfer Center

HALKAPINAR
İZBAN commuter rail station İzmir Metro rapid transit station
Looking at the İZBAN platform from the westbound metro platform.
Coordinates	38°15′38″N 27°06′02″E / 38.260615°N 27.100646°E / 38.260615; 27.100646
Owned by	Turkish State Railways and İzmir Metropolitan Municipality
Line(s)	İZBAN:   Northern Line İzmir Metro   F. Altay—Evka 3
Platforms	4 island platforms
Tracks	7
Connections	ESHOT: 12, 53, 70, 77, 78, 80, 90, 102, 125, 140, 147, 148, 154, 168, 240, 251, 252, 253, 255, 335, 418, 477, 498, 501, 502, 503, 504, 543, 555, 560, 564, 581, 599
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	In Operation
Station code	3615
History
Opened	20 July 1865 (railway station) 22 May 2000 (Transfer Center)
Rebuilt	2000, 2010
Electrified	2000 (750V DC Third rail) 2001 (25 kV AC, 50 Hz OHLE)
Traffic
Passengers (2016)	65,895 (Average daily ridership)
Services
Preceding station   İZBAN   Following station Alsancak Terminus Northern Line Salhane toward Aliağa Preceding station   İzmir Metro   Following station Hilal toward F. Altay F. Altay—Evka 3 Stadyum toward Evka 3   Future service   Preceding station   Tram İzmir   Following station Liman (Westbound only) toward F. Altay Konak Tram Terminus Eğitim Sitesi (Eastbound only) toward F. Altay   İzmir Metro   Terminus Halkapınar—Otogar (2020) Vakıflar toward Otogar   Former service     Turkish State Railways   Hilal toward Basmane Çiğli suburban Çınarlı toward Çiğli Bornova suburban Mersinli toward Ege Üniversitesi

Halkapınar Transfer Center (Turkish: Halkapınar Aktarma Merkezi), commonly referred to as Halkapınar Metro or just Halkapınar, is a multi-modal transportation complex in İzmir, Turkey. Located in northeast Konak, it is the largest transportation complex in İzmir, as well as the Aegean Region. The complex offers connections between İZBAN commuter rail service, İzmir Metro rapid transit service and ESHOT city bus service. In early 2018, the Konak Tram will begin operating from Halkapınar Transfer Center to Fahrettin Altay. Halkapınar Transfer Center was originally opened in 1865 as a railway station. The transfer center opened on 22 May 2000 together with a new metro station and bus terminals and was the first complex to offer direct connection between heavy rail and rapid transit service in Turkey.

The oldest part of Halkapınar Transfer Center is the railway station. Originally built by the Smyrna Cassaba Railway (SCP), Halkapınar railway station opened on 20 July 1865 along with the railway from Basmane to Karşıyaka and Bornova. Halkapınar station was located just before the Bornova line diverged off the mainline to Karşıyaka and later Afyon. The SCP was bought by the Turkish State Railways in 1934, which continued to operate commuter trains that stopped at Halkapınar.

In a plan to improve rail service around İzmir, the city municipality began planning a commuter rail and rapid transit network. Halkapınar was designated to become the primary transfer point between the two systems. In 1994, the State Railways sold the Bornova branch to the city of İzmir, which began construction of the İzmir Metro along its right-of-way. Construction of the İzmir Metro saw the addition of two new platforms and a maintenance facility at Halkapınar. The new facilities were completed in 1999 and Halkapınar Transfer Center officially opened on 22 May 2000. In anticipation for expanded commuter service to Aliağa, Halkapınar station was electrified with overhead wire. The station was electrified in 2001, but never used. In 2006, plans for a new commuter railsystem, İZBAN, were finalized and the rehabilitation of the railway began. Between 2006 and 2010 Halkapınar saw a suspension of heavy rail trains, due to the construction of railway tunnels in Şirinyer and Karşıyaka. Service returned on 5 December 2010, with the inauguration of the Northern Line to Çiğli.