Edirne Cut-off

Edirne Cut-off
Overview
Type	Heavy rail
System	TCDD, BDZ
Status	Operating
Locale	Western Thrace
Termini	Pehlivanköy, Turkey Svilengrad, Bulgaria
Stations	7
Operation
Opening	1971
Owner	Turkish State Railways (Pehlivanköy-Kapıkule) Bulgarian State Railways (Kapıkule-Svilengrad)
Depot(s)	Edirne Yard, Kapıkule Yard
Technical
Line length	80 km (50 mi)
No. of tracks	1
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV Hz
Route map

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 lead to the abandonment of the former CO main line in Edirne as well as the Karaağaç Railway Station.

v t e Turkish State Railways (TCDD) Main stations Istanbul Haydarpaşa Istanbul Sirkeci Ankara Izmir Alsancak Izmir Basmane Eskişehir Kayseri Sivas Malatya Adana Afyon Service High-speed Rail Intercity Service Regional Service Commuter Service International Service Freight Service Ports Port of Haydarpaşa Port of İzmir Port of Mersin Port of Derince Port of Samsun Port of İskendurun Port of Bandırma Railway distrcits 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Predecessor railways Oriental Railway Oriental Railway Company Smyrna Cassaba Railway Anatolian Railway Pozantı Nusaybin Railway Bursa Mudanya Railway Transcaucasus Railway Southern Railway (Turkey)