However this line didn't enter the city, instead the railway built a station in the town of Karaağaç, 4 km southwest of Edirne.
In 1871, the line reached Edirne but in order to avoid building a bridge across the Maritsa River, the station was built in Karaağaç.
Karaağaç is located 4 km southwest from the center of Edirne, across the river Maritsa and opposite the Greek village Kastanies.