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line from the port of

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History

On August 14, 1871, the Ottoman Government started to build a line from the port city of

to the inland city of

. During construction, the line was sold to two

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investors in 1874. The Ottoman empire used 185,000 lira to finance the project. The railway reached Bursa and was finished in 1875. The railway was to be continued to

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where it would connect with the CFOA line, but the tracks were never laid. On January 2, 1891

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paid £27,000 for the rail line. In 1932 the

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(TCDD) bought the line. The railway was not very profitable, so in 1948, TCDD abandoned the line.

Bursaray

The Bursaray light rail system started operating in 2002 as an urban transit option. Although one of its lines follow approximately the same route, Bursaray does not go as far as Mudanya.

References

External links

CFMB Trains of Turkey Page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chemin De Fer Moudania Brousse Railway lines in Turkey Railway lines opened in 1871 Railway lines closed in 1948 Ottoman railways Metre-gauge railways in Turkey Closed railway lines in Turkey

History

Bursaray

See also

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