Turkey opens 153-kilometer Çerkezköy-Kapıkule rail line

The new line connects Çerkezköy with Kapıkule, near Turkey’s border with Bulgaria.

It is designed for trains to travel at up to 200 kilometers per hour.

The transport minister said the line brings the number of cities directly served by high-speed rail to 14.

It is also intended to improve rail freight links between Turkey and Europe.