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Sarıkamış railway station

Coordinates: 40°12′03″N 42°20′37″E / 40.200857°N 42.343596°E / 40.200857; 42.343596
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SARIKAMIŞ
General information
LocationKars-Sarıkamış Yolu, Sarıkamış, Turkey
Coordinates40°12′03″N 42°20′37″E / 40.200857°N 42.343596°E / 40.200857; 42.343596
Owned byTCDD
Line(s)Eastern Express
Platforms2
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
StatusIn Operation
Station code4636
History
Opened1913
Rebuilt1962
Services
Preceding station TCDD Taşımacılık Following station
Erzurum
towards Ankara
Eastern Express
(Tourist)
Kars
Terminus
Topdağ
towards Ankara
Eastern Express Selim
towards Kars

Sarıkamış station is a railway station in the town of Sarıkamış, Turkey. The station is serviced by the Eastern Express, operated by the Turkish State Railways, running between Istanbul and Kars.[1] The station was built in 1913 with broad gauge tracks by the Russian Empire. The tracks were converted into standard gauge in 1962.

References

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  1. ^ TCDD Timetables - Eastern Express timetable, August 20, 2010