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Svilengrad railway station

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Railway station in Svilengrad, Bulgaria
Svilengrad
BDŽ inter-city rail station
The front entrance of the station building.
General information
LocationKap. Petko Voyvoda 6500
Svilengrad
Bulgaria
Coordinates41°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
Kalotina–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
Lyubimectowards Sofia Istanbul-Sofia Express Kapıkuletowards Istanbul
Lyubimectowards Bucharest Bosphorus Express
Lyubimectowards Sofia BDŽ Rapid Terminus
Lyubimectowards Plovdiv BDŽ Passenger
Location
Svilengrad is located in BulgariaSvilengradSvilengradLocation 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 Istanbul–Vienna railway. Regional trains to Dimitrovgrad as well as the Bosphorus Express to Bucharest and the Balkans Express to Belgrade via Sofia, both from Istanbul service the station.


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