Eskişehir Central Station
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The Eskişehir Central Station is the main train station
in Eskişehir
, Turkey
. The station is one of the busiest stations in Turkey, by traffic. The station is the temporary western terminus of the Turkish High Speed Train
. Central station was built in 1891 by the Anatolian Railway and opened on December 31, 1892.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
in Eskişehir
Eskisehir
Eskişehir is a city in northwestern Turkey and the capital of the Eskişehir Province. According to the 2009 census, the population of the city is 631,905. The city is located on the banks of the Porsuk River, 792 m above sea level, where it overlooks the fertile Phrygian Valley. In the nearby...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. The station is one of the busiest stations in Turkey, by traffic. The station is the temporary western terminus of the Turkish High Speed Train
Yüksek Hızlı Tren
The Yüksek Hızlı Tren or YHT is the Turkish State Railways high-speed rail service currently operating on two routes; Ankara to Eskişehir with construction under way to İstanbul and Ankara to Konya, which opened in August 2011. The YHT uses the HT65000 EMU sets with tilting technology built by CAF...
. Central station was built in 1891 by the Anatolian Railway and opened on December 31, 1892.