Railway border crossings of Turkey
The following is a list of railway border crossings of Turkey as of 2013.[1]
Present
| # | Name | In province | Open/closed since | To country | Counterpart | Status | Break-of-gauge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uzunköprü | Edirne | 4 September 1953 |  Greece | Pythion | Open (but no train runs since February 2011 due to the economic crisis in Greece) | No |
| 2 | Kapıkule | Edirne | 1 April 1988 |  Bulgaria | Svilengrad | Open | No |
| 3 | İslahiye | Gaziantep | 4 September 1953 |  Syria | Ekbez | Closed | No |
| 4 | Çobanbey | Kilis | 4 September 1953 | Syria | Akhtarin | Closed | No |
| 5 | Akyaka | Kars | 4 September 1953-11 July 1993 |  Armenia | - | Closed | Yes |
| 6 | Nusaybin | Mardin | 4 September 1953 | Syria | Qamishli | Closed | No |
| 7 | Kapıköy | Van | 7 October 1971 |  Iran | Razi | Open | No |
Future
| # | Name | In province | Open/closed since | To country | Counterpart | Status | Break-of-gauge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Çıldır | Ardahan | Planned to be opened in 2017 |  Georgia | Kartsakhi | Under construction | Yes |
See also
- Land border crossings of Turkey
- Turkish State Railways
- Kars–Gyumri–Tbilisi railway (Kars–Gymri section closed since 1993)
- Baku–Tbilisi–Kars railway (Planned to be opened in 2017)
References
- ↑ "Sınır Kapıları Listesi HUDUT KAPILARI NEVİLERİN GÖRE-AÇIKLAMALI SINIR ÜLKELERİ" (PDF) (in Turkish). Interior Ministry of Turkey. 26 March 2013. p. 4. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
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