Svilengrad railway station

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Svilengrad
BDŽ inter-city rail station
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The front entrance of the station building.
LocationKap. Petko Voyvoda 6500
Svilengrad
Bulgaria
Coordinates41°27′45″N 26°05′02″E / 41.4624°N 26.0839°E / 41.4624; 26.0839Coordinates: 41°27′45″N 26°05′02″E / 41.4624°N 26.0839°E / 41.4624; 26.0839
Owned byBulgarian State Railways
Line(s)Alexandroupoli–Svilengrad
Pehlivanköy–Svilengrad
Platforms3 (2 island platforms, 1 side platform)
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
History
Opened1874
Rebuilt1971
Electrified25 kV AC, 50 Hz
Services
Preceding station   BDŽ   Following station
toward Sofia
Istanbul-Sofia Express
toward Istanbul
toward Bucharest
Bosphorus Express
toward Sofia
BDŽ RapidTerminus
toward Plovdiv
BDŽ Passenger
Location
Svilengrad is located in Bulgaria
Svilengrad
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.

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