Çerkezköy railway station

Coordinates: 39°16′45″N 27°00′38″E / 39.2792°N 27.0106°E / 39.2792; 27.0106
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Çerkezköy
Istanbul–Çerkezköy
Platforms2 (1 side platform, 1 island platform)
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
History
Opened4 April 1873
Electrified2016
25 kV AC, 60 Hz
Services
Preceding station
TCDD Taşımacılık
Following station
Alpullu
towards Sofia
Istanbul–Sofia Express Istanbul
Terminus
Alpullu
towards Bucharest
Bosphorus Express
Çorlu
towards Kapıkule
Istanbul–Kapıkule Çatalca
towards Istanbul
Çorlu
towards Uzunköprü
Istanbul–Uzunköprü
Former services
Preceding station Turkish State Railways Following station
Belgrade
Balkan Express Halkalı
towards Istanbul

Çerkezköy railway station is a

TCDD Taşımacılık operates three daily (four in summer months) trains, from Istanbul, that stop at the station. Two of these trains are international trains to Sofia, Bulgaria and Bucharest, Romania, the latter being seasonal.[1] The other two trains are regional services to Kapıkule and Istanbul.[2]

Çerkezköy has two platforms serving three tracks. Adjacent to the platforms are a small freight yard, which handles traffic from the nearby logistics facility.

The station was originally opened in 1873 by the Oriental Railway as part of their railway from Istanbul to Vienna.[3]

Images

  • The station platforms.
    The station platforms.

References

  1. ^ "Uluslararası Trenler". tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Istanbul-Kapıkule". tcddseferleri.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  3. ^ "CO History". trainsofturkey.com. Retrieved 25 November 2017.

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