Kumkapı railway station

railway station in İstanbul, Turkey
Place railway_station Q11714217
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Summary

Kumkapı railway station is a railway station[1]. It ranks in the top 0.97% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #181 of 18,574).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kumkapı railway station is located in Fatih[3].
  • Kumkapı railway station is located in Istanbul Province[4].
  • Kumkapı railway station is in the country of Turkey[5].
  • Kumkapı railway station's transport network is recorded as Sirkeci-Kazlıçeşme Rail System[6].
  • Kumkapı railway station's instance of is recorded as railway station[7].
  • Kumkapı railway station's instance of is recorded as station located on surface[8].
  • Kumkapı railway station's connecting line is recorded as Istanbul–Pythio railway[9].
  • Kumkapı railway station is owned by Turkish State Railways[10].
  • Kumkapı railway station is owned by Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure[11].
  • Kumkapı railway station is operated by TCDD Taşımacılık[12].
  • Kumkapı is named after Kumkapı railway station[13].
  • Kumkapı railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Cankurtaran railway station[14].
  • Kumkapı railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Yenikapı railway station[15].
  • Kumkapı railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Cankurtaran railway station[16].
  • Kumkapı railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Yenikapı railway station[17].
  • The location of Kumkapı railway station was Muhsine Hatun[18].
  • The location of Kumkapı railway station was Şehsuvar Bey[19].
  • The location of Kumkapı railway station was Kumkapı[20].
  • Kumkapı railway station's Commons category is recorded as Kumkapı railway station[21].
  • 1872 marks the founding of Kumkapı railway station[22].
  • Kumkapı railway station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.00335328024408, 'lon': 28.9630652813808}[23].
  • Kumkapı railway station's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Marmara Region[24].
  • Kumkapı railway station's significant event is recorded as electrification[25].
  • Kumkapı railway station's place served by transport hub is recorded as Fatih[26].
  • Kumkapı railway station's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway[27].

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Geography

Kumkapı railway station is in the country of Turkey[5]. Located in include Fatih[3], a municipality of Turkey[28], in Turkey[29], founded in 1930[30] and Istanbul Province[4], a province of Turkey[31], in Turkey[32], founded in 1909[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station[7] and station located on surface[8].

History and Context

1872 marks the founding of Kumkapı railway station[22]. Owners include Turkish State Railways[10], a railway company[34], in Turkey[35], founded in 1929[36], headquartered in Altındağ[37] and Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure[11], a ministry of communications[38], in Turkey[39], founded in 1939[40], headquartered in Ankara[41]. Kumkapı is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Kumkapı railway station ranks in the top 0.97% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #181 of 18,574).[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

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  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  1. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · Bluetime93 · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → TCDD E32000 at Kumkapı, 2024.jpg
    Transport network → Sirkeci-Kazlıçeşme Rail System
    Location → Muhsine Hatun, Şehsuvar Bey, Kumkapı
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Fatih, Istanbul Province
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Image: TCDD E32000 at Kumkapı, 2024.jpg, ([[c:GR|GR]]) [[c:COM:FR|File renamed]]: [[File:Kumkapi station 2024.jpg]] → [[File:TCDD E32000 at Kumkapı, 2024.jpg]] [[c:"
  2. 9d ago · Bluetime93 · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 5
    Wikidata description → railway station in İstanbul, Turkey
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'en', 'pl', 'tr', 'ur']
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Fatih, Istanbul Province
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Located in the administrative territorial entity: Istanbul Province"
  3. 17w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in/on physical feature → Marmara Region
    Disabled accessibility → wheelchair accessible, accessible for people with visual impairment
    Operator → TCDD Taşımacılık
    Track gauge → standard-gauge railway
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/37008|batch #37008]]: Remove redundant P30 from buildings"
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