Karaağaç railway station

For other places with the same name, see Karaağaç.
KARAAĞAÇ
Former Turkish State Railways station
The front facade of the railway station after redevelopment.
General information
LocationKaraağaç Cd. 49, Karaağaç Mah., Edirne, Turkey 22100
Coordinates41°39′06″N 26°31′19″E / 41.6517°N 26.5219°E / 41.6517; 26.5219
Owned byTrakya University
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ArchitectAhmet Kemaleddin
Architectural styleTurkish Neoclassical
History
Opened4 April 1873[1]
Closed4 October 1971[2]
Rebuilt1914
Previous namesEdirne

The Karaağaç station (Turkish: Karaağaç Garı) or before 1971 Edirne station (Turkish: Edirne Garı) was the name of the former railway station in Edirne, located 4 km (2.5 mi) south-west of the city. Currently, it houses Trakya University's Faculty of Fine Arts.

History

In 1868, the Compagnie des Chemins de Fer Orientaux (CO), Orient Railway Company, received a concession to build a railway to Vienna, Austria via Edirne. In 1871, the line reached Edirne but in order to avoid building a bridge across the Maritsa River, the station was built in Karaağaç in 1873. Edirne was a former capital in the Ottoman Empire, noted for grand architecture, and in 1914 the larger station was built that stands today, designed by Ahmet Kemaleddin[3][2] in the Turkish Neoclassical style, similar to Sirkeci railway station in Istanbul. After the Turkish Independence War, and the signing of the Treaty of Lausanne, the Turkish-Greek border was on the Maritsa River except the Karaağaç section that remained in Turkish territory.[4]

The line was used by the Greek State Railways (OSE) until 1971 when the Turkish State Railways (TCDD) built a line from Pehlivanköy through the city of Edirne to the Bulgarian border, and OSE built a short cut-off between Marasia and Nea Vyssa to avoid Turkish territory near Edirne. This resulted in the abandonment of the station in 1971.[3]

Today

Following redevelopment works, the railway station building was converted into Faculty of Fine Arts of Trakya University in Edirne. Opened in 1998, the Treaty of Lausanne Monument and Museum are located next to the former railway station.[5]

References

  1. ^ CO railway opening dates Archived 2016-03-31 at the Wayback Machine - trainsofturkey.com
  2. ^ a b "Karaağaç Eski Tren Garı". edirnekulturturizm.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Edirne". Trains of Turkey. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  4. ^ "CO - Chemins de fer Orientaux". Trains of Turkey. Archived from the original on 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  5. ^ Güler, Olgay (2014-07-25). "Lozan'ın sönüşü". Edirne Hudut (in Turkish). Retrieved 2015-05-15.
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