Uzunköprü railway station explained

Uzunköprü
Type:TCDD Taşımacılık regional rail station
Style:TCDD
Address:İstasyon Yolu, Demirtaş Mah. 22300
Borough:Uzunköprü, Edirne
Country:Turkey
Coordinates:41.2954°N 26.6906°W
Owned:Turkish State Railways
Operator:TCDD Taşımacılık
Platforms:2 (1 side platform, 1 island platform)
Tracks:3
Structure:At-grade
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes

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.

History

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

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.

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