Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced that the 153-kilometre Çerkezköy-Kapıkule section of the Halkalı-Kapıkule High-Speed Train Line will open on 9 October. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will attend the opening.
The minister said Tekirdağ, Kırklareli and Edirne will join the high-speed train network once the line enters service. Built as a double-track, electrified line, it will have an operating speed of 200 kilometres per hour.