Halkalı
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| Province (il) : | Istanbul | |||
| District ( ilçe ) : | Küçükçekmece | |||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 1 ' N , 28 ° 48' E | |||
| Residents : | 74,000 (2014) | |||
| Telephone code : |
(+90) 212 (European part) (+90) 216 (Asian part) |
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| Postal code : | 34 xxx | |||
| License plate : | 34 | |||
Halkalı is a district ( Mahalle ) of Küçükçekmece on the outskirts of Istanbul .
geography
Halkalı is located on the western edge of the metropolitan region and consists of the districts Halkalı (center), İstasyon and Atakent . The center has a rather sprawled structure. Atakent, on the other hand, has a regular structure because it was mainly developed by TOKİ (a government agency for social housing).
In 2014, Halkalı had 74,000 inhabitants.
economy
The Halkalı Customs House was the most important for clearing trucks to Europe. The function was transferred to the new customs office in Çatalca .
traffic
The Halkalı Station ( Turkish : Halkalı Garı ) is next to Küçükçekmece Lake and the railway Istanbul Sirkeci-Svilengrad , which went into operation here 1,872th The distance to Istanbul Sirkeci Railway Station is 28 km. The Halkalı station was the terminus of the S-Bahn from İstanbul Sirkeci . Here is a large depot that originally looked after the S-Bahn trains. It now supplies the trains of the Marmaray . Regional trains to Edirne , Uzunköprü , Çerkezköy and international trains to Bucharest , Belgrade and Sofia also serve the station .
Halkalı was also the freight yard for trains to Europe and an important container terminal . Due to the construction work to connect the Marmaray and the rehabilitation of the line towards Edirne, it could not be used for a long time.
The importance of the station has recently increased again. The Marmaray route was connected here. Since March 12, 2019, the S-Bahn trains to and from Tersane on the Asian side of Istanbul have started and ended here . The express train connections from Ankara and Konya also end here .
On February 28, 2019, the European Union and Turkey signed a contract for the construction of the Halkalı – Kapıkule high-speed line . For this, the European Union will provide 275 million euros to the total estimated project cost of 1 billion euros. The line is to be double-tracked and designed for a maximum speed of 200 km / h. After the start of high-speed traffic in the European part of Turkey, Halkalı is expected to be a stop on the European side of Istanbul.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Onur Uysal: What Will Happen in Turkish Railways in 2015? , Rail Turkey , 1 January 2015
- ↑ bac: TCDD put Marmaray line into operation . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International 5/2019, p. 257; Connecting Istanbul's east and west, Marmaray suburban rail fully opens. Daily Sabah, March 12, 2019.
- ^ Railway Gazette International cited in: HaRakevet 125 (June 2019), p. 22.