Karşıyaka railway station

38°27′28″N 27°06′54″E / 38.457868°N 27.115071°E / 38.457868; 27.115071Owned byİZBANLine(s)Northern LinePlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConstructionStructure typeUndergroundParkingNoAccessibleYesHistoryOpenedOctober 10, 1865Rebuilt2006-2010Electrified2001 (25 kV AC)Passengers20112.061.535  69% Services

Preceding station	İZBAN			Following station
Alaybey towards Alsancak		Northern Line		Nergiz towards Aliağa

Former services
Preceding station Turkish State Railways Following station Alaybey towards Basmane Çiğli suburban Nergiz towards Çiğli

Karşıyaka is a historic railway station currently in use on İZBAN's Northern Line, in the famous Karşıyaka district of İzmir. The station is located at the northern end of the Karşıyaka Çarşı (Main Street). The station is located underground in the Karşıyaka Tunnel. It is the busiest İZBAN station in terms of passengers, serving 8,380 passengers daily.^[1] The station is also a transfer point for ESHOT buses as well as Minibus service to nearby towns.

The original station was opened on October 10, 1865, by the Smyrna Cassaba Railway.^[2] On June 1, 1934, the Turkish State Railways acquired the station when they bought the SCP. The station has become a landmark of the district and had TCDD #44062 locomotive plinthed next to the station. On July 23, 2006, the station was closed for construction of the new underground station. Karşıyaka station was moved underground and the former trackbed above was converted into a park. The station reopened on December 10, 2010, after remaining dormant for over 4 years.