Çerkezköy railway station is a

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Çerkezköy Çerkezköy is a municipality and district of Tekirdağ Province, Turkey. Its area is 86 km2, and its population is 206,829 (2022). Çerkezköy is located in inland Thrace just to the west of the outlying Istanbul districts of Çatalca and Sil ...

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operates three daily (four in summer months) trains, from

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, that stop at the station. Two of these trains are international trains to

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and

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, the latter being seasonal. The other two trains are regional services to

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and Istanbul. Çerkezköy has two platforms serving three tracks. Adjacent to the platforms are a small freight yard, which handles traffic from the nearby logistics facility. The station was originally opened in 1873 by the

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as part of their railway from Istanbul to

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Images

Çerkezköy railway station.jpg, The station platforms.

References

External links

Çerkezköy station timetable
{{Railway stations in Turkey Railway stations in Tekirdağ Province Çerkezköy District Railway stations in Turkey opened in 1873