Pehlivanköy railway station
Pehlivanköy station (Turkish: Pehlivanköy garı) is a station in Pehlivanköy, Turkey. The station is located just before the Edirne cut-off splits off the Istanbul-Pythio railway. TCDD Taşımacılık operates a daily regional train from Istanbul to Kapıkule, which stops at Pehlivanköy.
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| TCDD regional rail station | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Pehlivanköy station house in 2016. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | İstasyon Sk., Kazımdirik Mah. 39600 Pehlivanköy/Kırklareli Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41.346159°N 26.918390°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Turkish State Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | TCDD Taşımacılık | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Istanbul-Kapıkule | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 side platform, 1 island platform) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Located in front of station building. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 4 April 1873[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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The station was opened on 4 April 1873, by the Oriental Railway.
Between July 2005 and February 2011 the Friendship Express, (an international InterCity train jointly operated by the Turkish State Railways (TCDD) and TrainOSE S.A. linking Istanbul's Sirkeci Terminal, Turkey and Thessaloniki, Greece) made scheduled stops at Pehlivanköy.
References
- CO railway opening dates - trainsofturkey.com
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