Scientific paper ID 2102 : 2021/3

The main target of the transportation sector is to present the transportation demand in the fastest and the most economical very safely. In Turkey, the weight of the road transport over the transport system is ever increasing, particularly railways cause the neglect of the kinds of other transportation.

As a result, becoming of high costs, unproductive road use, crossing of efficient areas to highways, occurring of noise and environmental pollution, resulted in building of unbalanced transportation system. From the early years of the Republic until to the beginning of the Second World War, railways, which have a fundamental importance in the development moves of Turkey, were thrown into the background after 1950. In Turkey a transportation system need, which is reliable, balanced and considering the needs of the interest of the community and country, is more needed than ever before.

In this study the importance of intermodal transport, which is an alternative to the time loss causing to long queues and standby in both countries and the entrance and exit of trucks to the most important address of Kapıkule Customs which locate in the Western Gates of Edirne and have an important place in Turkey`s foreign trade ,has been investigated.