Kapikule

Kapıkule is the name of the Turkish border crossing point in Edirne Province on the border of Turkey and Bulgaria. Its counterpart on the Bulgarian side is Kapitan Andreevo.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kapıkule railway station and Dilofos railway station.

Kapıkule railway station

Railway station

Photo: Central Data Bank, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kapıkule station, is the westernmost railway station in Turkey. It is located towards the north of Kapıkule, the frontier town on the Turkey/Bulgaria border.

Dilofos railway station is a small unstaffed railway station that serves the village of Dikaia, Evros, in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Located just north of the settlement, Today Hellenic Train operates just two daily regional trains to Alexandroupoli and Ormenio. Dilofos railway station is situated 3 km southeast of Kapikule.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kemalköy and Kapitan Andreevo.

Kemalköy

Village

Kemalköy is a village in the Edirne District of Edirne Province in Turkey. The village had a population of 824 in 2022. Kemalköy is situated 3½ km northeast of Kapikule.

Kapitan Andreevo

Village

Photo: Bin im Garten, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kapitan Andreevo, known until 1934 as Viran Tekke is a village near the Bulgaria—Turkey—Greece tripoint in Svilengrad municipality, Haskovo Province, southern Bulgaria. Kapitan Andreevo is situated 3½ km west of Kapikule.

Budakdoğanca

Village

Photo: Sermis, Public domain.

Budakdoğanca is a village in the Edirne District of Edirne Province in Turkey. The village had a population of 95 in 2022. Budakdoğanca is situated 5 km north of Kapikule.

Kapikule

Type: Railway stop
Also known as: “Kapikule Istasyonu” and “Kapıkule İstasyonu”
Categories: transport stop and transportation
Location: Edirne, Edirne Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
View on OpenStreetMap

Latitude

41.7191° or 41° 43′ 9″ north

Longitude

26.36163° or 26° 21′ 42″ east

Elevation

50 metres (164 feet)

Open location code

8GH8P996+JM

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1040941127

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=stop_position

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=stop

GeoNames ID

9883662

This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.

We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Kapikule from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From French to German—“Kapikule” goes by many names.

French: “Kapıkule”
German: “Grenzübergang Kapitan Andreewo–Kapıkule”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Kapikule”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Dilofos and Krios.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Duty Free and Gar Büfe.

Turkey: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Istanbul, Edirne, Ankara, and Izmir.

Curious Railway Stations to Discover

Uncover intriguing railway stations from every corner of the globe.