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Kayaş station

KAYAŞ
TCDD commuter rail station
Location Atatürk Blv., Hacettepe, 06230
Altındağ/Ankara
Turkey
Coordinates 39°55′44″N 32°51′18″E / 39.9290°N 32.8551°E / 39.9290; 32.8551Coordinates: 39°55′44″N 32°51′18″E / 39.9290°N 32.8551°E / 39.9290; 32.8551
Owned by Turkish State Railways
Operated by TCDD Taşımacılık
Line(s)
Platforms 3 (2 island platforms, 1 side platform)
Tracks 7
Connections Local Transit EGO Bus: 352, 354, 354-3, 357, 359, 368, 369, 389, 394, 394-3, 397, 398-3
Construction
Parking No
Bicycle facilities No
Disabled access Yes
Architectural style Turkish Neoclassical
History
Opened 1920s
Closed 2016-17
Services
Preceding station   TCDD Taşımacılık   Following station
toward Sincan
Başkentray Terminus
  Future service  
Terminus
Yüksek Hızlı Tren
toward Sivas

Kayaş railway station is a railway station on the Başkentray commuter rail line in Ankara, Turkey. Located in the Kayaş neighborhood of the Mamak district, it is the eastern terminus of the line. The station closed down in July 2016 and the platforms were demolished, expanded and rebuilt; Kayaş station is expected to reopen on 12 Apil 2018 and will serve commuter, regional and intercity trains and by the end of 2018, high-speed YHT trains to Sivas. The station house was built in the Turkish Neoclassical style, during the First national architectural movement in Turkey.

Before 2016, Kayaş station had two island platforms serving four tracks. (Two for commuter trains and two for regional and intercity trains) The station has been expanded to seven tracks with three platforms. Two of the seven tracks will serve as a layover siding for commuter trains.


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