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The İstanbul–Pythion railway is the main railway line in Eastern Thrace and is the Turkish State Railways trunk line to Europe. It was built in 1873 as part of the Chemins de fer Orientaux main line between İstanbul and Belgrade.[1] It is 281.4 km (174.9 mi) long. The line is an important freight corridor for the country.
Istanbul-Pythion railway
An E68000 electric locomotive pulling a regional express train to Kapıkule.
The line starts in Istanbul Sirkeci station, almost next to the Golden Horn mouth. It then follows the Marmara seashore to exit the city, passing the Istanbul walls at Yedikule. It then goes through the suburb to Halkalı, the current endpoint of the double track. From there, the line goes North for a few kilometres to go around a lake before resuming its course westward.
At Çatalca, the line will start climbing at an average rate of 6‰ to a 200m high point near the Kurfallı station. It will then descend back to Çerkezköy station. From there, the line will follow the Ergene River all the way until Uzunköprü station, at an average altitude of 50m.
From Uzunköprü station, the line will turn North West to reach the Meriç River where it will cross the current border to Greece to reach the Pythion station. The river crossing is done over a metallic bridge.
Historyedit
When the line opened, it fell entirely within the Ottoman Empire. However, after World War I, a new border was established between Greece and Turkey. The line from Pythion to Edirne fell within Greek territory, and only the İstanbul-Demirköprü section still remained in Turkish territory. In 1971, the State railways built a new line from Pehlivanköy to the Bulgarian border at Kapıkule, bypassing Greek territory. The original line to Pythion is still used for connections to Greece. Due to construction of the Marmaray commuter rail system in Istanbul as well as the rehabilitation of the eastern part of the railway, service between Çerkezköy and Istanbul is temporarily suspended.
Çorlu train derailment occurred on 8 July 2018, caused by a damaged track structure following heavy rainfall. The accident resulted in derailed five of six cars, 24 dead and 318 injured passengers, including 42 severely.[2]
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^"Tekirdağ'da tren kazasında hayatını kaybedenler toprağa veriliyor". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
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This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Istanbul Pythion railway news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2018 Not to be confused with Istanbul Kapikule railway The Istanbul Pythion railway is the main railway line in Eastern Thrace and is the Turkish State Railways trunk line to Europe It was built in 1873 as part of the Chemins de fer Orientaux main line between Istanbul and Belgrade 1 It is 281 4 km 174 9 mi long The line is an important freight corridor for the country Istanbul Pythion railwayAn E68000 electric locomotive pulling a regional express train to Kapikule OverviewStatusOperationalOwnerTurkish State Railways Istanbul Hudut Hellenic Railways Organization Hudut Pythion LocaleEast ThraceTerminiIstanbul TurkeyPythion GreeceServiceTypeHeavy railSystemTurkish State RailwaysHistoryOpened4 April 1873TechnicalLine length281 4 km 174 9 mi Number of tracksDouble track Sirkeci Halkali single track Halkali Demirkopru Track gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gaugeElectrification25 kV Istanbul Pehlivankoy Operating speed100 km h 62 mph Route mapLegendMarmaray tunnelto SogutlucesmeIstanbul 0 km0 mi IstanbulSirkeci Docks2 1 km1 3 mi Cankurtaran3 8 km2 4 mi KumkapiYenikapi Transfer Center 4 8 km3 mi Yenikapi6 5 km4 mi Kocamustafapasa7 4 km4 6 mi Yedikule8 6 km5 3 mi Kazlicesme9 7 km6 mi Zeytinburnu11 8 km7 3 mi Yeni Mahalle12 6 km7 8 mi Bakirkoy14 7 km9 1 mi Atatkoy16 5 km10 3 mi Yesilyurt17 6 km10 9 mi Yesilkoy21 1 km13 1 mi Florya22 2 km13 8 mi MenekseD 10023 8 km14 8 mi Kucukcekmece25 2 km15 7 mi Mustafa Kemal26 2 km16 3 mi KanaryaHalkali 27 6 km17 1 mi Halkali YardHalkali Marmaray Yard30 8 km19 1 mi YarimburgazSazlidere32 2 km20 mi AltinsehirO 338 1 km23 7 mi Ispartakule44 6 km27 7 mi Deliklikaya46 1 km28 6 mi Omerli1980 realignmentHadimkoy 49 4 km30 7 mi YesilbayirBahsayisLake Buyukcekmece66 6 km41 4 mi Catalca65 2 km40 5 mi GokcealiD 56971 8 km44 6 mi Incegiz74 4 km46 2 mi Kabakca86 4 km53 7 mi Kurfali96 9 km60 2 mi Sinekli104 6 km65 mi CayirdereIstanbulTekirdag provincialborderD 567114 7 km71 3 mi Cerkezkoy135 8 km84 4 mi Velikoy141 6 km88 mi VelimeseO 3147 5 km91 7 mi YulafliD 100153 8 km95 6 mi Corlu164 6 km102 3 mi Sarilar169 5 km105 3 mi Balabanli179 7 km111 7 mi MuratliD 565Muratli Tekirdag railway to TekirdagTekirdagKirklareli provincialborder195 1 km121 2 mi Seyitler199 2 km123 8 mi Karabeyli204 3 km126 9 mi Ovacik208 9 km129 8 mi Musellimkoy212 7 km132 2 mi Luleburgaz218 1 km135 5 mi SaricaaliAlpullu Sugar Factory229 3 km142 5 mi AlpulluD 550235 km146 mi MusellimkoyMandira Kirklareli railwayto Kirklareli243 km151 mi Doganca250 7 km155 8 mi PehlivankoyKirklareliEdirne provincialborderPehlivankoy Svilengrad railwayto Svilengrad260 1 km161 6 mi BayramliD 555271 3 km168 6 mi Uzunkopru279 3 km173 5 mi Demirkopru280 9 km174 5 mi Maritsa TurkeyGreece borderAlexandroupolis Svilengrad railwayto Alexandroupolis282 2 km175 4 mi PythionAlexandroupolis Svilengrad railwayto SvilengradThis diagram viewtalkedit Contents 1 Route 2 History 3 See also 4 ReferencesRoute edit nbsp The western end of the railway Pythion Greece The line starts in Istanbul Sirkeci station almost next to the Golden Horn mouth It then follows the Marmara seashore to exit the city passing the Istanbul walls at Yedikule It then goes through the suburb to Halkali the current endpoint of the double track From there the line goes North for a few kilometres to go around a lake before resuming its course westward At Catalca the line will start climbing at an average rate of 6 to a 200m high point near the Kurfalli station It will then descend back to Cerkezkoy station From there the line will follow the Ergene River all the way until Uzunkopru station at an average altitude of 50m From Uzunkopru station the line will turn North West to reach the Meric River where it will cross the current border to Greece to reach the Pythion station The river crossing is done over a metallic bridge History editWhen the line opened it fell entirely within the Ottoman Empire However after World War I a new border was established between Greece and Turkey The line from Pythion to Edirne fell within Greek territory and only the Istanbul Demirkopru section still remained in Turkish territory In 1971 the State railways built a new line from Pehlivankoy to the Bulgarian border at Kapikule bypassing Greek territory The original line to Pythion is still used for connections to Greece Due to construction of the Marmaray commuter rail system in Istanbul as well as the rehabilitation of the eastern part of the railway service between Cerkezkoy and Istanbul is temporarily suspended See also editIstanbul suburban for details between Sirkeci and Halkali Corlu train derailment occurred on 8 July 2018 caused by a damaged track structure following heavy rainfall The accident resulted in derailed five of six cars 24 dead and 318 injured passengers including 42 severely 2 References edit CO History Archived from the original on 31 March 2016 Retrieved 6 September 2012 Tekirdag da tren kazasinda hayatini kaybedenler topraga veriliyor TRT Haber in Turkish 10 July 2018 Retrieved 10 July 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Istanbul Pythion railway amp oldid 1181513828, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
