Located in the southeastern part of the city, TCDD Taşımacılık operates two international intercity trains, both from Istanbul, to Sofia, Bulgaria and Bucharest, Romania which stop at the station.

[4] In the late 1960s, the Turkish State Railways (TCDD) decided to build an 86.5 km (53.7 mi) long bypass connecting to Bulgaria directly.

[5] This led to the closure of Karaağaç station, which was closed to railway traffic on 4 October of the same year.

[6] In 1989, Optima Tours began operating a motorail train service from Edirne to Villach, Austria.

[7] Edirne station was electrified in 1997, with 25 kV AC, 60 HZ overhead wire.