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Mandıra–Kırklareli railway

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Mandıra-Kırklareli railway
The railway in Babaeski.
Overview
StatusAbandoned
OwnerTurkish State Railways
LocaleEast Thrace
Termini
Stations5
Service
TypeHeavy rail
History
Opened19 June 1912
Closed1987
Technical
Line length45.6 km (28.3 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

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

References

  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.
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