Çerkezköy railway station

Çerkezköy railway station is a railway station in Çerkezköy, Turkey. 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
TCDD intercity and regional rail station
Çerkezköy railway station
Locationİstasyon Cd. 64, İstasyon Mah., 59500
Çerkezköy/Tekirdağ
Turkey
Coordinates39.2792°N 27.0106°E / 39.2792; 27.0106
Owned byTurkish State Railways
Operated byTCDD Taşımacılık
Line(s)
  Ist-Sofia Express
  Bosphorus Express
  Istanbul-Kapıkule
  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
toward Sofia
Ist-Sofia Express
Terminus
toward Bucharest
Bosphorus Express
Çorlu
toward Kapıkule
Istanbul-Kapıkule
Çatalca
toward Istanbul
Çorlu
toward Uzunköprü
Istanbul-Uzunköprü
Former services
Preceding station   Turkish State Railways   Following station
  Former service  
toward Belgrade
Balkan Express
toward Istanbul

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.

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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