The Muratlı-Tekirdağ railway (Turkish: Muratlı-Tekirdağ demiryolu) is a 31 km (19 mi) long electrified, double-track railway in East Thrace, Turkey. The railway connects the Istanbul-Pythio railway in Muratlı to the port city of Tekirdağ on the Sea of Marmara.
| Muratlı-Tekirdağ railway | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Status | Operational |
| Owner | Turkish State Railways |
| Locale | East Thrace |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 2 |
| Service | |
| Type | Heavy rail |
| System | TCDD Taşımacılık |
| Operator(s) | TCDD Taşımacılık |
| History | |
| Opened | 31 August 2010 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 31 km (19 mi) |
| Number of tracks | Double track |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Electrification | 25 kV |
| Operating speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) |
Construction of the railway began in 2007 and it was opened on 31 August 2010 by then-Minister of Transportation Binali Yıldırım as a single-track non-electrified railway.[1] The route was later double-tracked and electrified in 2013.[2]
Although passenger service was operated for a short period between 2010 and 2012, the route is primarily a freight railway - connecting the Port of Tekirdağ to the national railway network.
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