Malatya railway station
Main railway station in the city of Malatya, Turkey
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Malatya railway station is the main railway station in the city of Malatya,[1] Turkey. The station was built in 1931 by the Turkish State Railways as part of the railway to Diyarbakır. TCDD Taşımacılık operates three trains through the station: the Lake Van Express to Ankara or Tatvan, the Southern Express to Ankara or Kurtalan and the Euphrates Express to Elazığ or Adana.[2]
Locationİstasyon Cd. 1, İnönü Mah. 44070
Yeşilyurt/Malatya
Turkey
Yeşilyurt/Malatya
Turkey
Coordinates38.3523°N 38.2833°E
SystemTCDD intercity rail station
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The Art Deco station building in June 2001. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | İstasyon Cd. 1, İnönü Mah. 44070 Yeşilyurt/Malatya Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38.3523°N 38.2833°E | |||||||||||||||||||
| System | TCDD intercity rail station | |||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Turkish State Railways | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | TCDD Taşımacılık | |||||||||||||||||||
| Line | Southern Express Euphrates Express | |||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 side platform, 1 island platform) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Located in front of station building. | |||||||||||||||||||
Architectural style | Art Deco | |||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 15 March 1931 | |||||||||||||||||||
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The station building was built in the Art deco style and is similar to the station buildings of Sivas, Manisa and Diyarbakır stations.[3]
Malatya station also houses the TCDD regional headquarters for District 5.