Uzunköprü railway station

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Uzunköprü railway station (Turkish: Uzunköprü garı) is a railway station on the Istanbul-Pythio railway. Located just north of Uzunköprü, the station is in the village of Demirtaş along the D.550 state highway. It is the last serviceable station on the railway before it crosses over into Greece. Prior to the Greek debt crisis, the Friendship Express, running from Istanbul to Thessaloniki, stopped at the station, until service was indefinitely suspended in February 2011.

Uzunköprü
TCDD Taşımacılık regional rail station
General information
Locationİstasyon Yolu, Demirtaş Mah. 22300
Uzunköprü, Edirne
Turkey
Coordinates41°17′43″N 26°41′26″E / 41.295374°N 26.690606°E / 41.295374; 26.690606
Owned byTurkish State Railways
Operated byTCDD Taşımacılık
Line(s)
Platforms2 (1 side platform, 1 island platform)
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
History
Opened4 April 1873 (1873-04-04)
Services
Preceding station TCDD Taşımacılık Following station
Terminus Istanbul–Uzunköprü Pehlivanköy
towards Istanbul
Former services
Preceding station Turkish State Railways Following station
Pythio
towards Thessaloniki
Friendship Express Pehlivanköy
towards Istanbul

History

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Uzunköprü station was opened on 4 April 1873 by the Oriental Railway as part of their main line from Istanbul to Sofia.[1]

Services

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TCDD Taşımacılık operates a daily regional train to Istanbul from Uzunköprü.

Between July 2005 and February 2011 the Friendship Express, (an international InterCity train jointly operated by the Turkish State Railways (TCDD) and TrainOSE linking Istanbul's Sirkeci Terminal, Turkey and Thessaloniki, Greece) made scheduled stops at Uzunköprü.

References

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  1. ^ "Chemins de fer Orientaux". trainsofturkey.com. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
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