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Pehlivanköy–Svilengrad railway

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Pehlivanköy–Svilengrad railway
Overview
StatusOperating
OwnerTurkish State Railways (Pehlivanköy–Kapıkule)
Bulgarian State Railways (Kapıkule–Svilengrad)
LocaleWestern Thrace
Termini
Stations7
Service
TypeHeavy rail
SystemTCDD, BDZ
Depot(s)Edirne Yard, Kapıkule Yard
History
Opened1971
Technical
Line length80 km (50 mi)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV Hz
Route map
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The Edirne cut-off is a 80 km (50 mi) long rail line from Pehlivanköy, Turkey to Svilengrad, Bulgaria. The line was built in 1971 by the Turkish State Railways in order to avoid crossing the border with Greece, on the former Oriental Railway's main line, in order to get to Edirne. The Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE) also built a cut-off from Neo Vyssa to Marasia in the same year. These two new rail lines led to the abandonment of the former CO main line in Edirne as well as the Karaağaç Railway Station.