Adana Railway Station
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Adana Central Station is a train station in Adana
and one of the major railway hubs in Turkey
. The station is located at the Uğur Mumcu Square, steps to the Vilayet station of the metro
.
. In 1903, the Ottoman government contracted Istanbul
-Baghdad
section of the Berlin-Baghdad Railway project to Germany
. In 1911, Yenice
-Adana section of the Mersin-Adana railway line was merged to the Berlin-Baghdad railway project. The status of the Adana train station was raised to a major station with the expected increase in volume. A larger station building and maintenance shops were needed to be built, but the property of the train station was not suitable for expansion. The train station at the Kuruköprü area was then abandoned and a new train station construction started in 1911 at the farmland north of the city. The construction of the new train station was completed in September, 1912, covering an area of 45 hectare, resembling a campus composed of a station building, staff residences, maintenance shops and a foundry.
There are administrative offices at the north part of the east and the west wing of the building, facing platform I. The offices at the west wing are designated for the station manager and the assistant, and the ones on the east wing are designated for security and other services. At the upper floor, there are 6 residences at different sizes. The residences at the wings are larger than the residences above the main hall. The residences above the main hall are accessed from the stairs at the wings.
The main hall, which is at the height of two floors, is interesting with its spacious environment. The four-piece window sets, facing Platform I at the upper section of the north walls, provide plenty of light to the hall. The bands that are covered with geometric forms, stretching in east-west direction on the ceiling, also add quality to the space. The light shining from the roof to the stairwells on the both wings is a unique practice. The eaves surrounding the roof at the upper portion of the wings and the twin window sets beneath, the wide eaves extending all along above the arch gates at the middle section at the elegantly designed building front show that horizontal elements are dominant in the architecture. The ground and the first floor windows in front of the wings are in vertical frame, forming a more stable image. The elements that surround the windows have a perpendicular effect and finish with 3-slice twin blind arches which further increases perpendicularity. Thin moldings beneath the twin window sets of the second floor that wrap around the entire building, hewn stones that are overflowing from the surface at the corners and the wood supports of the wide eaves are elements that build the architectural identity of the building front.
The north side of the building facing platform I is two-story. Eaves and the upper floor windows are identical to the front side. Also like the front side, 3-slice twin blind arches are placed above the doors and the windows of the offices that are at the same level with platform I. The other features of this side is the two four-piece windows that provide view to the main lobby downstairs. Wide eaves that are added to this side after prevents it to be perceived as a whole.
The west and the east sides of the building are designed with a simpler perception than the front side. The features that are formed with slice arches are not used at these sides.
Ornaments of the building are the two large rectangular-shaped faience panels on both sides of the main entrance, the faiences that placed in a niche at the section of the west and east wings that face the main entrance and the geometric shaped ornaments at the bottom surface of the eaves.
Adana
Adana is a city in southern Turkey and a major agricultural and commercial center. The city is situated on the Seyhan River, 30 kilometres inland from the Mediterranean, in south-central Anatolia...
and one of the major railway hubs in 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 at the Uğur Mumcu Square, steps to the Vilayet station of the metro
Adana Metro
Adana Metro is a rail rapid transit system extending 14 km on the north-south corridor of Adana. It has 13 stations and can transport 21,600 passengers per hour one-way...
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History
The first train station of Adana was built in 1886 at the Kuruköprü area in part of the 67 km (41.6 mi) railway line that connected Adana to MersinMersin
-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...
. In 1903, the Ottoman government contracted Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
-Baghdad
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
section of the Berlin-Baghdad Railway project to Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. In 1911, 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...
-Adana section of the Mersin-Adana railway line was merged to the Berlin-Baghdad railway project. The status of the Adana train station was raised to a major station with the expected increase in volume. A larger station building and maintenance shops were needed to be built, but the property of the train station was not suitable for expansion. The train station at the Kuruköprü area was then abandoned and a new train station construction started in 1911 at the farmland north of the city. The construction of the new train station was completed in September, 1912, covering an area of 45 hectare, resembling a campus composed of a station building, staff residences, maintenance shops and a foundry.
Architecture
The station building is built in the First National Architectural Style. It is a 3-story structure covered with wide eaves triangular roof and has a U-plan in which the open area faces the square. The middle section, which connects to the square with three sharp arch gates, is the main hall with a high ceiling and includes the waiting room, ticket offices and the information desk. The middle section also splits in to three areas. The two areas on the right side of the middle section has two floors. Above the area on the left side, there is a cafe which is entered from Platform I. Below the cafe, there are the ticket offices and the check room.There are administrative offices at the north part of the east and the west wing of the building, facing platform I. The offices at the west wing are designated for the station manager and the assistant, and the ones on the east wing are designated for security and other services. At the upper floor, there are 6 residences at different sizes. The residences at the wings are larger than the residences above the main hall. The residences above the main hall are accessed from the stairs at the wings.
The main hall, which is at the height of two floors, is interesting with its spacious environment. The four-piece window sets, facing Platform I at the upper section of the north walls, provide plenty of light to the hall. The bands that are covered with geometric forms, stretching in east-west direction on the ceiling, also add quality to the space. The light shining from the roof to the stairwells on the both wings is a unique practice. The eaves surrounding the roof at the upper portion of the wings and the twin window sets beneath, the wide eaves extending all along above the arch gates at the middle section at the elegantly designed building front show that horizontal elements are dominant in the architecture. The ground and the first floor windows in front of the wings are in vertical frame, forming a more stable image. The elements that surround the windows have a perpendicular effect and finish with 3-slice twin blind arches which further increases perpendicularity. Thin moldings beneath the twin window sets of the second floor that wrap around the entire building, hewn stones that are overflowing from the surface at the corners and the wood supports of the wide eaves are elements that build the architectural identity of the building front.
The north side of the building facing platform I is two-story. Eaves and the upper floor windows are identical to the front side. Also like the front side, 3-slice twin blind arches are placed above the doors and the windows of the offices that are at the same level with platform I. The other features of this side is the two four-piece windows that provide view to the main lobby downstairs. Wide eaves that are added to this side after prevents it to be perceived as a whole.
The west and the east sides of the building are designed with a simpler perception than the front side. The features that are formed with slice arches are not used at these sides.
Ornaments of the building are the two large rectangular-shaped faience panels on both sides of the main entrance, the faiences that placed in a niche at the section of the west and east wings that face the main entrance and the geometric shaped ornaments at the bottom surface of the eaves.
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