The Secret Heroes of Istanbul Metro

The Hidden Heroes of the Istanbul Metro: The 21,7-Otogar-Bağcılar-Başakşehir-Olimpiyatköy Metro Line, which has recently started to carry passengers, attracts attention with its female mechanics. 111 5 11 16 XNUMX XNUMX XNUMX XNUMX XNUMX XNUMX
'Control Center of Kirazlı Metro Line' located in Başakşehir Warehouse area operates 14/7 with 24 personnel. The subways monitor the existing stations with 556 cameras and perform the dispatch, management, maintenance of the trains, and intervene instantly. Tamer Beder, the Operation Supervisor of Kirazlı Metro Line Control Center, said, “Control of all areas, passengers 'entry and exit, vehicles' ups and downs are tracked. In case of any incident, our team in the center can contact the external sciences (police, ambulance, fire brigade) according to the content of the event.
The staff working at the Control Center start working after completing their 5-6 months of in-service training and passing the exams. ” gave information. Clarifying the discourses of the citizens that there are too many transfers, Beder announced that the line will be integrated with other lines in the coming period.
Since the projects are done step by step, the transfer is very normal. Taksim Metro, which operates between 4 and XNUMX Levent, carried very few passengers when it was first opened, but minibuses were lifted and the number of passengers increased with the integrated works of this line. In the future, a passenger from Başakşehir will be able to cross over to Yenikapı with transfers or, if they wish, to the European side with Marmaray. Passengers getting on from Mahmutbey will be able to go to Şişli. Our Kirazlı line will extend to Bakırköy. ” He spoke in the form.
2 WOMEN MACHINE IN METRO LINE
Gülay Cin, who has been an operator on the subway lines for 8 years, has chosen this profession by being influenced by Turkish films. Gin uses 4 different metro vehicles on the line. Cin said, “I was working in the health sector before. The trains in Turkish movies that I watched during my childhood affected me very much. I chose this profession because I love driving too. I have been married for 12 years, I have 2 children. My wife and family supported me. I trained for 4,5 months, passed the exams. This profession is not like driving. We need to follow the technical follow-up of the vehicle and the passengers. I recommend this profession to all women who are curious about trains. ” said.
Saying that the passengers are very surprised when they see a female driver, Gülay Cin said, “Passengers are surprised first, and then congratulating me. There are also those who say, "You have finally taken this profession from us." he spoke.