Toprakkale-İskendurun railway
| Toprakkale-Iskendurun railway | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Native name | Toprakkale-İskendurun demiryolu |
| Type | Heavy rail |
| Locale | Mediterranean Region |
| Termini |
Toprakkale, Osmaniye İskendurun, Hatay |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1 November 1912 |
| Owner | Turkish State Railways |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
The Toprakkale-Iskendurun railway (Turkish: Toprakkale-İskendurun railway) is a 58.9 km (36.6 mi) long electrified railway in southern Turkey. The railway branches off the Adana-Nusaybin railway at Toprakkale and heads south along the northeastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the province Hatay. The line is an important freight route and the southernmost railway on the eastern iron-ore rail corridor. The line services the Port of İskendurun as well as the İsdemir steel mill. Primary traffic along the railway are freight trains carrying iron ore from the mines near Divriği, in northern Turkey. The line was opened on 1 November 1912 by the Baghdad Railway. Today the line is owned and operated by the Turkish State Railways.
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