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and was powered by a steam engine. The station building was a two-story structure, built mostly from wood. On 25 August 1875, the cable carrying the northbound train snapped towards near Beyoğlu and the car began to plunge backward toward Karaköy. A major accident was averted as the driver was able
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in 1939, which continued to operate the railway. Karaköy station temporarily closed down in 1968 for IETT to modernize and electrify the railway. Since the steam engine was replaced by an electric engine, the wooden Karaköy station building needed to be replaced. The station was modernized and
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rebuilt into a stone structure and officially reopened on 2 November 1971. In 1981, the construction of the IETT General
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stations in the world. Construction began in the summer of 1871 and was completed in 1874, along with the rest of the railway line. Karaköy station officially opened, along with Tünel, on 17 January 1875 as
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Galata Hill. The tunnel begins at the northern end of the platforms, as the track heads straight into the hill and up to Beyoğlu. Like its counterpart station,
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