The Mersin Railway Station is the main train station

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 the city of Mersin

Mersin

-Mersin today:Today, Mersin is a large city spreading out along the coast, with Turkey's second tallest skyscraper , huge hotels, an opera house, expensive real estate near the sea or up in the hills, and many other modern urban...

, 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 located in the district of Akdeniz. The station is in use since 1886.

The railway

The station was built in 1886 to be the western terminus of the 67 km (41.6 mi) long Adana–Mersin Railway Line. It became a part of the Berlin-Baghdad Railway in 1911. This increased the traffic of the station, for the Central Anatolia became the hinterland of the port. After the Republic of Turkey was proclaimed in 1923, Turkish government began the railway nationalization project. According to act no.1376 (Jan. 5, 1929) Adana Mersin railway was also absorbed by the Chemins de Fer Ottomans d'Anatolie

Chemins de Fer Ottomans d'Anatolie

The Chemins de Fer Ottomans d'Anatolie was an Ottoman railway founded on October 4, 1888. The railway was headquartered in İstanbul.The CFOA was the busiest railway in the Ottoman Empire and was one of the two railways operating into İstanbul, along with the Chemins de fer Orientaux...

 , a subsidiary of the Turkish State Railways (TCDD)

Turkish State Railways

The State Railways of the Turkish Republic or TCDD is the government owned, national railway carrier in the Republic of Turkey, headquartered in Ankara...

.

The station

The original station building survives and is used for certain offices. But in 1955 a newer station building has been constructed within the same yard. The station is approximately 500 m (1,640.4 ft) from the port

Port of Mersin

The Port of Mersin , aka Mersin International Port , is a major port located on the north-eastern coast of Mediterranean Sea at Mersin in southern Turkey. It is the country's largest port...

 administration and there is a spur line to the docks.

Trains

Majority of the trains using Mersin station are freight trains. The main passenger train is between Mersin and Adana, 23 times a day with 9 stops in between. Some of these trains are connection trains to main line trains, the transfer station being Yenice

Yenice, Mersin

- Geography :Yenice is a part of Tarsus district which in turn is a part of Mersin Province.It is in the extreme east of the province at . It is from Tarsus and from Mersin. Mediterranean coast is about to south. The population of the town is 8 393...

.

Service

Previous	|Turkish State Railways Turkish State Railways The State Railways of the Turkish Republic or TCDD is the government owned, national railway carrier in the Republic of Turkey, headquartered in Ankara...	| Next
Terminus	Adana-Mersin Regional Adana-Mersin Regional The Adana Mersin Regional is an intercity rail service operated by the Turkish State Railways. It operates between two major cities of Turkey; Adana and Mersin. It also services Tarsus . The trains operate on the Adana-Mersin Main Line, the second busiest rail line in Turkey.-Stations:-External...	Tırmıl Toward Adana
Terminus	Friendship Train	Adana Toward Aleppo