Marmaray 9 deducts million vehicles from bridge traffic

Marmaray removed 9 million vehicles from the bridge traffic: Minister of Transport Yıldırım, who pointed out that 130 million hours of time was saved with Marmaray, said, "For the first time, there was a decrease of 9 million vehicles in the Bosphorus bridges traffic".

Minister of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications Binali Yıldırım stated that Marmaray, one of the most important projects in the world, has carried more than 130 million passengers so far, “With Marmaray, which reduces the travel time from one side to another in the Bosphorus from 1 hour to 4 minutes, "1 hour of time was saved." Minister Yıldırım said: “The savings achieved is equivalent to 5,5 million days or 15 thousand years. If we assume that the average life expectancy in our country is 75 years, 15 thousand years corresponds to the lifespan of 200 people. As a result, Marmaray has saved 200 human lives up to now. People happily spent their time in traffic. Marmaray is a time-saving moneybox project. "

141 MILLION CAR GO

Noting that there has been a decrease in the number of vehicles using the Bosphorus Bridges with the launch of Marmaray, Yıldırım stated that more than 2014 million vehicles passed through the Bosphorus bridges in 150, and that this number was around 2015 million in 141, the first time that the traffic on the Bosphorus bridges decreased by 9 million. .

Submarine line at the end of 2017

YILDIRIM pointed out that when the Istanbul Suburban line is completed, there will be a significant decrease in the amount of air pollutants that cause adverse effects on the global and regional environment with Marmaray and said, “Istanbul Suburban Line will be put into service at the end of next year. When this line is put into service with Gebze Halkalı He said.

Beijing to London

Yıldırım continued as follows: “The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Iron Silk Road, which we will put into service until the end of the year, will reach Europe via Marmaray and even to London by crossing the English Channel. Marmaray is also the backbone of the Iron Silk Road transportation corridor that will extend from Beijing to London.