Mandıra–Kırklareli railway

The Mandıra-Kırklareli railway (Turkish: Mandıra-Kırklareli demiryolu) was a 45.6 km (28.3 mi) long railway in East Thrace, Turkey.[2] The railway branched off from the Istanbul-Pythio railway near Mandıra and headed north to Kırklareli.

Mandıra-Kırklareli railway
The railway in Babaeski.
Overview
StatusAbandoned
OwnerTurkish State Railways
LocaleEast Thrace
Termini
Stations5
Service
TypeHeavy rail
History
Opened19 June 1912
Closed1987[1]
Technical
Line length45.6 km (28.3 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge

References

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  1. ^ Doğan, Faruk (February 2016). "Kırklareli-Babaeski railway from Ottoman Empire to the Republican era". The Journal of International Social Research (9): 576–582. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  2. ^ TCDD (April 2012). Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryolları Haritası (Map). 1:1,850,000 (in Turkish). TCDD. Retrieved 2 November 2018.