Svilengrad railway station
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BDŽ inter-city rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Kap. Petko Voyvoda 6500 Svilengrad Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°27′45″N 26°05′02″E / 41.4624°N 26.0839°ECoordinates: 41°27′45″N 26°05′02″E / 41.4624°N 26.0839°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Bulgarian State Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Alexandroupoli–Svilengrad Pehlivanköy–Svilengrad | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 3 (2 island platforms, 1 side platform) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1874 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1971 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | 25 kV AC, 50 Hz | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Svilengrad Location within Bulgaria |
The Svilengrad railway station is the last station before the Bulgaria/Turkey and Bulgaria/Greece border. The station was built in 1874 by the Chemins de fer Orientaux as part of the İstanbul-Vienna Railway. Regional trains to Dimitrovgrad as well as the Bosphorus Express to Bucharest and the Balkans Express to Belgrade via Sofia, both from İstanbul service the station.
Categories:
- Railway stations in Bulgaria
- Buildings and structures in Haskovo Province
- European railway station stubs