Politics · Turkey · 1 day ago
High-speed trains begin between Çerkezköy and Edirne
Passenger trains have begun running on the new Çerkezköy–Kapıkule railway line in Turkey.
The first high-speed train carrying passengers left Edirne on October 10, a day after the line was opened.
The service connects Çerkezköy and Edirne, and the trip between them takes 54 minutes.
Trains stop at Büyükkarıştıran, Lüleburgaz and Babaeski.
There are three high-speed trains a day in each direction, with 411 seats per train, including two for wheelchair users.
The new service is part of the larger Halkalı–Kapıkule high-speed rail project.
A separate regional service between Halkalı and Uzunköprü continues, bringing the total to eight passenger train trips a day across the new and existing routes.
Passenger services began on the Çerkezköy–Edirne route on the Çerkezköy–Kapıkule high-speed railway line.
The first passenger train left Edirne station at 09:00 on 10 October.
The journey between Çerkezköy and Edirne takes 54 minutes.
Six high-speed services run daily in both directions combined.
The trains stop at Büyükkarıştıran, Lüleburgaz and Babaeski.
- Who
- Passengers using the Çerkezköy–Edirne high-speed train service.
- What
- Passenger services began, with six daily high-speed services in both directions combined.
- When
- 10 October 2026; the first train left Edirne at 09:00.
- Where
- Between Çerkezköy and Edirne, on the Çerkezköy–Kapıkule line in Turkey.
- Why
- Not stated.
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The journey time between Çerkezköy and Edirne has fallen to 54 minutes by high-speed train.
We are running six high-speed train services a day in both directions on our new line.
Our trains serve passengers with a total capacity of 411 seats, two of them reserved for wheelchair users.
The Çerkezköy–Kapıkule high-speed railway line was opened for service.
The first passenger high-speed train left Edirne station.
- Route
- Çerkezköy–Edirne
- Journey time
- 54 minutes
- Daily high-speed services
- 6 in both directions combined
- First departure
- Edirne station at 09:00
- Train capacity
- 411 seats, including 2 reserved for wheelchair users
- Intermediate stops
- Büyükkarıştıran, Lüleburgaz and Babaeski
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