Alpullu railway station

ALPULLU
TCDD intercity and regional rail station
Alpullu station house in 2016.
LocationD.555 3, Alpullu 39570
Babaeski/Kırklareli
Turkey
Coordinates41.366337°N 27.142845°E / 41.366337; 27.142845
Owned byTurkish State Railways
Operated byTCDD Taşımacılık
Line(s)
  Istanbul-Kapıkule
Platforms2 (1 side platform, 1 island platform)
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingLocated in front of station building.
History
Opened1926[1]
Services
Preceding station   TCDD Taşımacılık   Following station
toward Bucharest
Bosphorus Express
toward Istanbul
toward Sofia
Ist-Sofia Express
toward Kapıkule
Istanbul-Kapıkule
toward Istanbul
toward Uzunköprü
Istanbul-Uzunköprü
Former services
Preceding station   Turkish State Railways   Following station
  Former service  
toward Belgrade
Balkan Express
toward Istanbul
toward Thessaloniki
Friendship Express
toward Istanbul

Alpullu station is a station in Alpullu, Turkey.

History

The station was opened in 1926, by the Oriental Railway.

Services

TCDD Taşımacılık operates two daily trains, both from Istanbul, that stop at Alpullu, one international intercity train, to Bucharest or Sofia, and one regional train to Kapıkule.

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 Alpullu.

References

  1. CO railway opening dates - trainsofturkey.com
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