Uzunköprü railway station

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
Location	İstasyon Yolu, Demirtaş Mah. 22300 Uzunköprü, Edirne Turkey
Coordinates	41.295374°N 26.690606°E / 41.295374; 26.690606
Owned by	Turkish State Railways
Operated by	TCDD Taşımacılık
Line(s)	Istanbul–Uzunköprü
Platforms	2 (1 side platform, 1 island platform)
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
History
Opened	4 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

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

Services

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

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

External links

• Station timetable