Daily Sabah logo

Politics
Diplomacy Legislation War On Terror EU Affairs Elections News Analysis
TÜRKİYE
Istanbul Education Investigations Minorities Expat Corner Diaspora
World
Mid-East Europe Americas Asia Pacific Africa Syrian Crisis Islamophobia
Business
Automotive Economy Energy Finance Tourism Tech Defense Transportation News Analysis
Lifestyle
Health Environment Travel Food Fashion Science Religion History Feature Expat Corner
Arts
Cinema Music Events Portrait Reviews Performing Arts
Sports
Football Basketball Motorsports Tennis
Opinion
Columns Op-Ed Reader's Corner Editorial
PHOTO GALLERY
JOBS ABOUT US RSS PRIVACY CONTACT US
© Turkuvaz Haberleşme ve Yayıncılık 2023

Daily Sabah logo

عربي
  • Politics
    • Diplomacy
    • Legislation
    • War On Terror
    • EU Affairs
    • Elections
    • News Analysis
  • TÜRKİYE
    • Istanbul
    • Education
    • Investigations
    • Minorities
    • Expat Corner
    • Diaspora
  • World
    • Mid-East
    • Europe
    • Americas
    • Asia Pacific
    • Africa
    • Syrian Crisis
    • Islamophobia
  • Business
    • Automotive
    • Economy
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • Tourism
    • Tech
    • Defense
    • Transportation
    • News Analysis
  • Lifestyle
    • Health
    • Environment
    • Travel
    • Food
    • Fashion
    • Science
    • Religion
    • History
    • Feature
    • Expat Corner
  • Arts
    • Cinema
    • Music
    • Events
    • Portrait
    • Reviews
    • Performing Arts
  • Sports
    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Motorsports
    • Tennis
  • Gallery
  • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Op-Ed
    • Reader's Corner
    • Editorial
  • TV

Marmaray serves 403 million passengers in 6 years

by Daily Sabah with AA

ISTANBUL Oct 29, 2019 - 11:10 pm GMT+3
Bridging Asia and Europe under the Bosporus, the Marmaray has carried 403 million passengers since its inauguration on Oct. 29, 2013.
Bridging Asia and Europe under the Bosporus, the Marmaray has carried 403 million passengers since its inauguration on Oct. 29, 2013.
by Daily Sabah with AA Oct 29, 2019 11:10 pm
The Marmaray, which connects Istanbul's Asian and European sides via an underwater tunnel, has transported 403 million passengers since it was put into service six years ago.
According to the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, the Marmaray, which was initially the dream project of Sultan Abdülmecid, was put into service on Oct. 29, 2013 with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and many foreign statesmen in attendance, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.
Commissioned on the 90th anniversary of the establishment of the republic and dubbed the "project of the century" with its 153-year history, the Marmaray is among the firsts in the world in terms of technological infrastructure, economic size, acceleration of railway transportation and many other innovations.

Having increased the number of passengers gradually in the last six years and joining two continents at five stops for five and a half years, Marmaray started serving 43 stops on the Gebze-Halkalı line with a ceremony attended by President Erdoğan on March 12.
Called the Gebze-Halkalı suburban line after this date, the Marmaray has carried five times the population of the country and 27 times the population of Istanbul in the last six years. The number of passengers carried on this line has reached 402.7 million in six years.
The number of passengers transported on the Marmaray between Oct. 29, 2013 and March 12, 2019 was 318.3 million, while the number in question stood at 84.4 million between March 13 and Oct. 29, 2019.

The average number of passengers carried daily on the Marmaray with the commissioning of the suburban line rose from 162,000 to 365,176 with a 125% increase. The number of passengers transported since the opening of schools, except for Sundays, fluctuates between 420,000 and 470,000.
Meanwhile, Sirkeci, Yenikapı, Üsküdar, Ayrılıkçeşmesi and Söğütlüçeşme take the lead as the busiest stations on the line.
Currently, the Marmaray serves Istanbulites with an average of 120 minutes of travel and 286 daily trains across a distance of 76.6 kilometers between Gebze and Halkalı at 43 stations.
The trains run at eight-minute intervals between Zeytinburnu-Söğütlüçeşme-Zeytinburnu on the first track and 15-minute intervals between Gebze-Halkalı and back on the second track.
Passengers traveling on the first track can make transfers at the Söğütlüçeşme station to go to Gebze, while Zeytinburnu serves as the changing station for passengers wishing to go to Halkalı.
  • shortlink copied
  • Last Update: Dec 20, 2019 1:19 am
    RELATED TOPICS
    fight-against-terrorism DEUTSCHE-BANK US-LIBYA-RELATIONS
    KEYWORDS
    business
    The Daily Sabah Newsletter
    Keep up to date with what’s happening in Turkey, it’s region and the world.
    You can unsubscribe at any time. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
    No Image
    In photos: Thousands of Navalny supporters rally across Russia
    PHOTOGALLERY
    • POLITICS
    • Diplomacy
    • Legislation
    • War On Terror
    • EU Affairs
    • News Analysis
    • TÜRKİYE
    • Istanbul
    • Education
    • Investigations
    • Minorities
    • Diaspora
    • World
    • Mid-East
    • Europe
    • Americas
    • Asia Pacific
    • Africa
    • Syrian Crisis
    • İslamophobia
    • Business
    • Automotive
    • Economy
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • Tourism
    • Tech
    • Defense
    • Transportation
    • News Analysis
    • Lifestyle
    • Health
    • Environment
    • Travel
    • Food
    • Fashion
    • Science
    • Religion
    • History
    • Feature
    • Expat Corner
    • Arts
    • Cinema
    • Music
    • Events
    • Portrait
    • Performing Arts
    • Reviews
    • Sports
    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Motorsports
    • Tennis
    • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Op-Ed
    • Reader's Corner
    • Editorial
    • Photo gallery
    • Jobs
    • privacy
    • about us
    • contact us
    • RSS
    © Turkuvaz Haberleşme ve Yayıncılık 2021