Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Halkalı-Speaking at the Ispartakule High Speed Train Line TBM-2 Light Seeing Ceremony. Minister Uraloğlu said, “With the tunnels we opened, Halkalı"By reaching Ispartakule from , our citizens in Ispartakule and the Esenyurt district and Bahçeşehir district in its hinterland will have access to Istanbul's rail system network. Our 3.1 million citizens in the region will be able to reach almost every part of Istanbul via Marmaray."
Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Halkalı-Speaking at the Ispartakule High Speed Train Line TBM-2 Light Seeing Ceremony. Minister Uraloğlu reminded that they shared the good news of 16 new radio frequencies with approximately 448 million citizens living in Istanbul through Digital New Generation Radio broadcasting, which started service at Çamlıca Tower in the morning.
Uraloglu, now Halkalı, which directly concerns citizens residing in the Ispartakule, Esenyurt and Bahçeşehir districts Halkalı- He expressed that they were happy to hold the light-up ceremony of the TBM-2 Tunnel on the Ispartakule High Speed Train Line.
Reminding that they completed the excavation work of the TBM-2024 Tunnel on the line in November 1, Uraloğlu said, “We said at the ceremony that we would complete the excavation work in the TBM-2 Tunnel as soon as possible. We kept our promise and completed our excavation work within 3 months, thus finalizing all the work to be done with the TBM on our line.”
Halkalı-Capacity Will Increase 4 Times with Kapıkule High Speed Train Line
Minister Uraloğlu, Halkalı-The 153-kilometer Kapıkule High Speed Train Line-Çerkezköy stage, 67 kilometers Çerkezköy-Ispartakule stage and 8.4 kilometers of Ispartakule-Halkalı He underlined that the project consists of 3 stages, including the XNUMXst stage, and included the following statements in his statement:
“With the completion of all stages, we plan to increase the current line capacity by 4 times, reduce passenger travel time from 4 hours to 1,5 hours, and freight transportation time from 8,5 hours to 3,5 hours. When our line is completed, it will have an annual passenger and 2,7 million tons of freight transportation capacity.”
TBM-2 Tunnel Excavation Work Completed
Halkalı- Uraloğlu stated that they have carried out the infrastructure, superstructure, electrification, signaling and telecommunication manufacturing of the entire 6,4-kilometer-long new high-speed train line, including ground improvements, including a 634-kilometer double-tube TBM tunnel, 2 cut-and-cover tunnels of 1,38 meters in length and a 8.4-kilometer open line, and said, “Within the scope of our project, the entrance point is Halkalı We have completed the TBM portal manufacturing in the section. We are nearing the end of the excavation work in the exit portal structure. As of today, we are experiencing the happiness of completing our excavation work in the TBM-6.4 Tunnel that you see behind me from our 2-kilometer-long double-tube tunnel, which was excavated with TBM machines, and reaching the stage of seeing the light.”
79 Percent Progress Achieved Across the Stage
Reminding that they have completed the excavation work in the TBM-1 tunnel, Minister Uraloğlu said, “We have now completed the work in our TBM-2 tunnel and have completed the TBM excavations. Halkalı-We have made 79 percent progress in our Ispartakule stage and aim to complete our work by the end of this year. When our work is completed, we will continue from Ispartakule with a 67-kilometer line and connect Istanbul to the current Halkalı To provide passenger and freight services from the station Çerkezköy “We will integrate it to the district and from there to the Kapıkule Line,” he said.
Halkalı-Ispartakule High Speed Train Line will form an important part of the national railway network and will be a continuation of Marmaray. HalkalıMinister Uraloğlu, who stated that it will also work as a suburban line after , said, “With the tunnels we opened, Halkalı"By reaching Ispartakule from , our citizens in Ispartakule and the Esenyurt district and Bahçeşehir district in its hinterland will have access to Istanbul's rail system network. Thus, our 3.1 million citizens in this region who want to reach the metropolis especially during the hours of going to and leaving work will be able to reach almost every part of Istanbul from all stations up to Gebze via Marmaray."
Uraloğlu also said that the construction work is ongoing Halkalı-With the completion of the Istanbul Airport line, Gayrettepe-Istanbul Airport ring; Halkalı He emphasized that passengers traveling between and Gayrettepe Stations can complete their journey in 57 minutes.
In continuation of Ispartakule ÇerkezköyWorks on the 67-kilometer-long route extending to Çerkezköy Underlining that they started by the Minister Uraloğlu, “In the upcoming periods, we will also build Bahçeşehir and Çatalca Stations on the part continuing from Ispartakule ÇerkezköyWe will reach the first and longest stage of the project, Kapıkule, which is 153 kilometers long.Çerkezköy “We are partially using the European Union fund, namely IPA, in the financing of the line,” he said.
3 Ecological Bridges Built
Emphasizing that they have completed the excavation works within the scope of the construction of the line, Uraloğlu stated that they have made 99 percent progress in the filling works and said, “We have completed the construction of 83 viaducts with a total length of 2 meters. We have completed 8 of the 7 cut-and-cover tunnels and 30 of the 28 railway bridges. We have constructed all 52 underpasses. We have completed 62 of the 57 overpasses. We have also contributed to the protection of the integrity and diversity of natural life by constructing 3 ecological bridges here. Again, within the scope of this project; we are also constructing 4 new station buildings, namely Babaeski, Lüleburgaz, Büyükkarıştıran and Kapıkule.”
Kapıkule-Çerkezköy Stage to Open in August
Kapıkule-Çerkezköy Uraloğlu, who emphasized that they have made approximately 95 percent physical progress in the entire phase, stated that they aim to complete the work in this phase within August. Uraloğlu said, “We have spent a significant amount of time and effort on this project at every level, both as Turkey and the European Union. Hopefully, our trains that will glide on iron rails after August will not only carry passengers and freight, but the commercial activity that will begin to develop in the region will provide great benefits to the economic development of our country and bring a new breath to our people's lives.”
“We are always with Istanbul and Istanbulites”
Stating that they equipped Istanbul with a modern rail system network from one end to the other, Uraloğlu continued his words as follows:
“The project of the century is MARMARAY and Gebze-Halkalı Along with the Suburban Line, we have completed and put into service many urban rail system lines such as Gayrettepe-Kağıthane-İstanbul Airport Metro and İstanbul Airport-Arnavutköy section, Sirkeci-Kazlıçeşme Rail System Line, Levent-Hisarüstü Metro, Pendik-Sabiha Gökçen Airport Metro, Başakşehir-Çam and Sakura City Hospital-Kayaşehir Metro, Bakırköy Sahil-Bahçelievler-Güngören-Bağcılar Kirazlı Metro.
At the moment; Halkalı-Istanbul Airport line Halkalı- Stating that they continue construction work on the Arnavutköy section and Altunizade-Çamlıca Mosque-Bosna Boulevard Metro, Uraloğlu said, “With the railway connection that we will implement on the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, we will have a second railway line on the Bosphorus as an alternative to Marmaray. Let no one have any doubts, as the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, we are always on the side of Istanbul and Istanbulites with our high-speed train lines above ground and our metro projects underground.”
