The Haydarpaşa suburban, also known as the Haydarpaşa-Gebze line and numbered as B2, was a commuter rail line operated by the Turkish State Railways, between Haydarpaşa Terminal in Kadıköy to Gebze. Since its opening in 1951, it was the busiest commuter rail line and busiest TCDD service in Turkey, until it was discontinued in 2013.
A westbound train at Göztepe
Starting point of the line: Haydarpaşa Terminus
A westbound train at Kızıltoprak station.
A westbound train consisting of E32000 EMUs used for Marmaray service
Haydarpaşa railway station
Haydarpaşa station is a railway station in Istanbul, that was, until 2012 the main city terminal for trains travelling to and from the Anatolian side of Turkey. It used to be Turkey's busiest railway station. The station building still houses the headquarters for District 1 of the State Railways but since a fire in 2010 the station has not been in use and its future remains uncertain.
Front facade of the station building.
Interior hall in Haydarpaşa Terminal
Haydarpasa terminal in 2007
Intercity trains at Haydarpasa station in 2012.