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 | |
| Status | Abandoned |
| Owner | Turkish State Railways |
| Locale | East Thrace |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 5 |
| Service | |
| Type | Heavy rail |
| History | |
| Opened | 19 June 1912 |
| Closed | 1987[1] |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 45.6 km (28.3 mi) |
| Number of tracks | Single track |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ TCDD (April 2012). Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryolları Haritası (Map). 1:1,850,000 (in Turkish). TCDD. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
