Railway Bosphorus Tube Crossing and Gebze Halkalı Improvement of Suburban Lines; Located on the European side Halkalı and Gebze districts on the Asian side with an uninterrupted, modern and high-capacity suburban railway system; Commuter railway in Istanbul [more…]
The construction work of the Marmaray project, which will connect the railways on both sides of the Bosphorus, is continuing rapidly. Railway lines will pass under the Bosphorus and be connected to each other by a railway tunnel connection. Detailed about Marmaray Expeditions and Marmaray Fees [more…]
Completed, Ongoing and Planned High Speed Train Projects: When the Republic was established, 4000 km of railway was taken over from the Ottoman Empire. In the first 20 years of the Republic, the possibilities of today's construction technology, that is, in this period when there are no construction machines, manpower and [more…]
The Marmaray Project, which is defined as a hundred-year project, was built to withstand an earthquake of magnitude 9. Istanbul is approximately 20 kilometers away from the North Anatolian Fault Line extending from the east to the southwest of the Islands in the Marmara Sea. Therefore, the project area [more…]
Marmaray Map: Marmaray Project, one of the most important projects in the world, has a high capacity in order to maintain the urban life of Istanbul in a healthy way, to offer a contemporary urban life and urban transportation opportunities to the citizens, and to protect the natural historical features of the city. [more…]
Marmaray Expedition Times: The construction of the Marmaray project, which will connect the railroads on both sides of the Bosphorus, continues rapidly. Railway lines will be connected to each other by railway tunnel connection under the Bosphorus. Marmaray Flights and [more…]
Transport and Infrastructure Minister Mehmet Cahit Turhan's article titled “Istanbul's Silhouette is Reshaping” was published in the July issue of Raillife magazine. HERE IS THE ARTICLE OF THE MINISTER TURHAN It is not easy to put a seal on time, place and therefore history. Hit the seal every [more…]
Millions of Euros worth of train sets purchased for Marmaray were taken to the warehouse due to the lack of a rail-switch system of the required length. Transport and Infrastructure Minister Turhan claimed that "cleaning and maintenance" did not cause public damage. From Cumhuriyet to Mustafa Çakır's news [more…]
The 76 km Marmaray project, which is an initiative to connect the Asia-Europe corridor, has been put into service as of yesterday. State Railways of the Republic of Turkey, Asia and Europe, an initiative to connect the corridor to the main stage of the Marmaray project has begun to operating income. [more…]
In TÜVASAŞ, different production strategies are followed for metro, tram, light rail vehicle, suburban and other rail system vehicles. These projects are involved in joint production with international companies. In this context, together with SIEMENS AG in 2001 [more…]
Separation Çeşmesi Station has been closed since 21 January due to integration, signaling and testing works in Marmaray. The 75 km Marmaray integration work was expected to end in December 2018. However, the train accident in Ankara delayed Marmaray. Because just like [more…]
Last week in Istanbul Sirkeci-Halkalı During the test drive in the suburban line, two rail vehicles were confronted with a head-on collision. CHP Istanbul deputy Ali Seker said about the [more…]
With the Baku - Tbilisi - Kars Railway project, which was opened by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in 2017, 1 thousand tons of freight was transported in just one year. By Baku - Tbilisi - Kars Railway line [more…]
Century Project Marmaray encountered problems due to faulty and incomplete planning. Now the same problem continues in the construction of the city's suburban lines. Technical problems still remain on the lines announced at the end of this year. Construction has started in 2004.Halkalı extensions [more…]
Eyüpsultan; With its spiritual atmosphere, historical and geographical beauty, it is the center of attraction of Istanbul. The district, which is the first settlement center established outside the city walls after the conquest of Istanbul, is entering an era with the investments made in the transportation area. Eyüpsultan, in the transportation area [more…]
TCDD canceled the tender for the renewal of the old suburban railway line between Sirkeci-Kazlıçeşme after the Maintenance Workshop was forgotten to be included in the tender file. The lack of competition in the tender was also effective in the cancellation of the tender. 1955 years important in Istanbul between 2013-58 [more…]
Eagle Mayor Op. Dr. Altınok Öz has taken information from the authorities by examining the works on the underpass and station areas within the boundaries of the Marmaray project. Eagle Mayor Op. Dr. Besides Altınok Öz; Vice President Feyyaz Kaynak, [more…]
Kadıköy Mayor Aykurt Nuhoğlu visited the archaeological site discovered during the ongoing restoration work around Haydarpaşa Station. Archaeological excavations have been carried out for about 2 months at three different locations, including the platforms at Haydarpaşa Station. Under the supervision of the Archeology Museum [more…]
Maritime Transport and Communications Minister Ahmet Arslan, Turkey's east-west rail corridor is the main backbone of the railways and Asia to connect both Europe Kars-Igdir-December Dilucu the study design works on the railway line, year end or 2019 will start at the beginning of the year [more…]
A project of former Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Kadir Topbas, who had resigned from his position controversially, was shelved. TCDD renews the old commuter line when the project that converts the train line between Sirkeci-Kazlıçeşme, which is idle due to the Marmaray project, into a tram [more…]
TCDD will renovate the old suburban line between Sirkeci-Kazlıçeşme and the 8 kilometer which are left idle due to the Marmaray Project. TCDD will hold a tender for this line in June. According to the tender dossier, some stations are being moved. For Samatya and Cerrahpaşa hospitals [more…]
Bostancı Dudullu Metro Works Continues: The Dudullu Bostancı Metro Line, which consists of 13 stations in total, continues rapidly. Dudullu Bostancı Rail System Line as one of the most important metro lines planned to be built on the Anatolian side of Istanbul [more…]
AK Party governments have revolutionized transportation with an investment of 16 billion liras in the last 474.3 years. This leap will continue exponentially with mega projects such as the Istanbul New Airport and the 1915 Çanakkale Bridge. Since the AK Party came to power in 2002 [more…]
According to the statement made by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, the highway bridge on Tıbbiye Street will be demolished due to the renovation works on the Haydarpaşa - Gebze suburban line. Üsküdar and KadıköyHaydarpaşa Bridge on Tıbbiye Street, which connects the city, is demolished as part of the Marmaray project. [more…]
Speaking at the AK Party Arnavutköy 6th Ordinary District Congress, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said that they will lay the foundation of the 1915 Çanakkale Bridge with President Erdoğan today. AK Party Deputy Chairperson and Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım announced his party's 6th Ordinary District in Istanbul, Arnavutköy [more…]