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Turkey opens a fast railway near the Bulgarian border
A 153-kilometer section opened on October 9, 2026, and fast trains now link Çerkezköy and Edirne in 54 minutes.
On October 9, 2026, a new fast railway section opened in northwest Turkey. The section is 153 kilometers long and runs from Çerkezköy to Kapıkule, on the border with Bulgaria. It is the longest part of a bigger railway project that will link Istanbul with the Bulgarian border.
Passenger trains started running the next day, on October 10. The first one left Edirne at nine in the morning, and three trains now run in each direction every day. A trip between Çerkezköy and Edirne takes 54 minutes, with three stops on the way. Each train has 411 seats, and two of them are reserved for wheelchair users.
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The section is 153 kilometers long and runs from Çerkezköy to Kapıkule, on the border with Bulgaria.