Edirne railway station

Edirne railway station (Turkish: Edirne garı) is the main railway station in Edirne, Turkey. Located in the southeastern part of the city, TCDD Taşımacılık operates two international intercity trains, both from Istanbul, to Sofia, Bulgaria and Bucharest, Romania which stop at the station. Along with these two trains, TCDD Taşımacılık also operates a daily regional train from Kapıkule to Istanbul.

Edirne
TCDD intercity and regional rail station
Optima Express passenger cars along with two DE24000 locomotives at the station.
General information
Locationİnci Sk. 2, İstasyon Mah. 22100,
Edirne Merkez/Edirne
Turkey
Coordinates41.6554°N 26.5802°E / 41.6554; 26.5802
Owned byTurkish State Railways
Operated byTCDD Taşımacılık
Line(s)
  Istanbul–Kapıkule
Platforms2
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt-Grade
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedAugust 1971
Electrified25 kV AC, 60 Hz
Services
Preceding station TCDD Taşımacılık Following station
Kapıkule
towards Sofia
Istanbul–Sofia Express Alpullu
towards Istanbul
Kapıkule
towards Bucharest
Bosphorus Express
Edirne Şehir
towards Kapıkule
Istanbul–Kapıkule Şerbettar
towards Istanbul
Preceding station Optima Tours Following station
Kapıkule
towards Villach Hbf
Optima Express (de) Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Turkish State Railways Following station
Kapıkule
towards Belgrade
Balkan Express Pehlivanköy
towards Istanbul

Edirne station was built in 1971 as a replacement to the 1873 station, built by the Oriental Railway.

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