Haydarpaşa suburban

The Haydarpaşa suburban (Turkish: Haydarpaşa banliyösü), also known as the Haydarpaşa-Gebze line (Turkish: Haydarpaşa-Gebze hattı) and numbered as B2, was a commuter rail line operated by the Turkish State Railways, between Haydarpaşa Terminal in Kadıköy to Gebze. Since its opening in 1951, it was the busiest commuter rail line and busiest TCDD service in Turkey, until it was discontinued in 2013.

Haydarpaşa suburban
A westbound train at Göztepe
Overview
StatusDiscontinued
OwnerTurkish State Railways
LocaleIstanbul, Turkey
Termini
Stations28
Service
TypeCommuter rail
Operator(s)Turkish State Railways
Rolling stockE23000, E14000 EMUs
Daily ridership72,353 (2008)
History
Opened29 May 1969
Closed19 June 2013
Technical
Line length44.1 kilometers (27.4 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Electrification25 kV AC
Operating speed40 km/h (25 mph) average
Route map

Distance
Station
0 km
Haydarpaşa
1.4 km (0.9 mi)
Söğütlüçeşme
2.5 km (1.6 mi)
Kızıltoprak
3.3 km (2.1 mi)
Feneryolu
5 km (3.1 mi)
Göztepe
6.2 km (3.9 mi)
Erenköy
7.7 km (4.8 mi)
Suadiye
9 km (5.6 mi)
Bostancı
10.6 km (6.6 mi)
Küçükyalı
11.9 km (7.4 mi)
İdealtepe
13.3 km (8.3 mi)
Süreyyaplajı
14.3 km (8.9 mi)
Maltepe
16.5 km (10.3 mi)
Cevizli
18.2 km (11.3 mi)
Atalar
20.1 km (12.5 mi)
Kartal
22.5 km (14.0 mi)
Yunus
24.4 km (15.2 mi)
Pendik
27.3 km (17.0 mi)
Kaynarca
28.3 km (17.6 mi)
Tersane
29.5 km (18.3 mi)
Güzelyalı
30.6 km (19.0 mi)
Aydıntepe
31.8 km (19.8 mi)
İçme
34.3 km (21.3 mi)
Tuzla
36.8 km (22.9 mi)
Coşkunoğulları
38 km (24 mi)
Çayırova
39.2 km (24 mi)
Fatih
40.6 km (25 mi)
Osmangazi
44.1 km (27 mi)
Gebze

Electrified in 1969, the line was the second electrified commuter rail service in Turkey, after the Istanbul suburban, operating across the Bosphorus.

The route traversed the southern shore of Istanbul's Asian side, passing through important districts: Kadıköy, Maltepe, Kartal, Pendik and Tuzla. The line then crosses into the Kocaeli Province into Gebze, where it terminates. The State Railways has operated its regional service to Adapazarı and mainline service to Ankara on the line as well, making it one of the busiest rail lines in Turkey, in terms of passengers and number of trains.

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