Haydarpasa Train Station

The historical main train station of Anatolian part of Istanbul. The railways in Asia starts from here.

Closed for renovations

It is closed for reconstruction after fire.

This historical station used to be the door of İstanbul to Anatolia. Many trains from different cities used to come here. I for myself used to get on the trains from Afyonkarahisar to here. The restourant in here was really really really really good.

Historical StationnIn 2018, remains of a Byzantine coastal town have been found during the restoration works of the Haydarapaşa railway station. Furthermore, excavations unearthed a Byzantine-era fountain, a big fortification wall and a ceramic brick kilnnAlso, dozens of graves have been unearthed during excavations. In October 2018, archaeologists found an intact skeleton, which has a scented necklace on it. In addition, coins and jewellery were found in the field. Some coins were so clean that their period can easily be seen. The coins date back to between 610-641 and 527-565 A.D.