Uzunköprü Railway Station
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Owned by | TCDD |
Platforms | 1 |
Tracks | 4 |
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Opened | 1873 |
Uzunköprü Railway Station (Uzunköprü Garı in Turkish) is a railway station serving Uzunköprü, though situated 3 kilometres north of that town. The station is used by regional services İstanbul-Uzunköprü and Uzunköprü-Alpullu. It was served by the international Dostluk/Filia Express, a daily train between Istanbul and Thessaloniki, until that service was terminated in 2011.
The station was built in 1873 by the Chemins de fer Orientaux on their İstanbul-Vienna main line. The world-famous Orient Express stopped at the station on its journey between Paris and İstanbul. A Turkish State Railways organisation was formed after World War I, and in 1937 took over the Chemins de fer Orientaux as well as the station.
Coordinates: 41°17′46″N 26°41′24″E / 41.296°N 26.690°E