Tatvan Pier railway station
{{Short description|Railway station in Bitlis, Turkey}}
{{Infobox station
| name = TATVAN İSKELE
| style = TCDD
| image = File:Tatvan Panorama Liman.jpg
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| address = Tatvan İskelesi, Şirinevler Mah., 13200
| borough = Tatvan/Bitlis
| country = Turkey
| coordinates = {{coord|38.5135|42.2972|type:railwaystation_region:TR|display=inline,title}}
| owned = Turkish State Railways
| operator = TCDD Taşımacılık
| line = {{Rail color box|system=TCDD|line=Vangölü Feribot}}
| distance =
| platforms = 1 island platform
| tracks = 7
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| structure = At-grade
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| opened = 24 October 1964
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| services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=TCDD
|line1=Trans-Asia Express West|left1=Tatvan
|line2=Vangölü Feribot|right2=Van Pier
}}
}}
Tatvan Pier railway station ({{langx|tr|Tatvan İskele istasyonu}}) is a railway station and pier in Tatvan, Turkey. Situated on the western shore of Lake Van, the station serves as a connection between modes of transport, with two slips carrying a total of seven tracks. TCDD Taşımacılık operates a ferry, the Lake Van Ferry, between Tatvan and Van, which carries passengers freight railcars and vehicles across the lake. Up until July 2015, the Trans-Asia Express, from Ankara, stopped at the station. Passengers would travel to Van via ferry, where the eastern half of the train would continue to Tehran, Iran. As of mid-2015, freight trains are the only rail traffic at the station.
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External links
- [http://tcddseferleri.com/istasyon/luleburgaz Station timetable]
Category:Railway stations in Bitlis Province