Kars railway station
Kars station is a railway station, serving the eastern Turkish city of Kars. It is one of the easternmost stations on the Trans-Anatolian railway. The Eastern Express services Kars once a day to Istanbul.Photo: Ex13, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: a railway station in Kars Merkez, Kars
- Also known as: “Kars Terminal”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kars Museum and Church of the Holy Apostles.
Kars Museum
Museum
Photo: Jaba1977, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Kars Museum was opened in 1963 in the Cathedral of Kars of Kars, Turkey. The structure was first built as an Armenian church under the Armenian Bagratuni dynasty by Abbas in 930–937. Kars Museum is situated 1 km north of Kars railway station.
Church of the Holy Apostles
Mosque
Photo: Herbert Frank, CC BY 2.0.
The Cathedral of Kars, also known as the Holy Apostles Church is a former Armenian Apostolic church in Kars, eastern Turkey. Built in the mid-10th century by the Armenian Bagratid King Abas I, it was converted into a mosque in 1579. Church of the Holy Apostles is situated 1½ km northwest of Kars railway station.
Fethiye Mosque, Kars
Mosque
Photo: Rəcəb Yaxşı, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fethiye Mosque, Kars is situated 760 metres southwest of Kars railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kars.
Kars
Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kars is a city in Eastern Anatolia with a population of 91,500 in 2022. The main reason to visit is the Armenian ruined city of Ani, and Kars town itself has several attractions.
Kars railway station
- Categories: last station, station located on surface, interchange station, building, and transportation
- Location: Kars, Kars Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
40.60519° or 40° 36′ 19″ northLongitude
43.10637° or 43° 6′ 23″ eastOpen location code
8HG5J444+3GOpenStreetMap ID
way 561260615OpenStreetMap feature
building=train_stationWikidata ID
Q6373391
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Kars railway station” goes by many names.
- French: “Kars”
- German: “Bahnhof Kars”
- Japanese: “カルス駅”
- Slovenian: “Železniška postaja Kars”
- Turkish: “Kars Garı”
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Highlights include Kars and Steam engine 55011.
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