3 new metro lines will enter service in Istanbul before the end of 2022

Metro lines are one of the most important means of transportation that contributed to reducing distances and developing transportation networks in Istanbul. The metro network has received great attention from the Turkish government, manifested in the establishment and development of many lines in various areas of the sprawling city.

According to information published by Anadolu Agency, citing the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, the ministry intends to introduce three new lines into service before the end of this year.

Not to mention, the three lines whose implementation task was assigned to the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure by a decision of the President of the Republic, are part of a network of seven lines with a length of 103 km, where the Ministry has drawn up the necessary plans to introduce them into service before the end of the next year 2023.

What are the three lines and what are the points that connect them and the areas they pass through?

1. Sabiha Gokcen International Airport Metro Line

This line extends over a distance of 7.4 km starting from Kayananarca in the state of Sakarya, close to the Asian section of Istanbul, reaching Sabiha International Airport, passing through five stations:

This line connects Sabiha Airport with several metro and train lines, the most important of which are the Istanbul-Ankara high-speed train line, the Marmaray metro line, the Kadikoy Kartal Kainarca metro line, and the Uskudar Sultanbeyli metro line, with a capacity of 1,2 million passengers per day.

The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure announced that it has completed 92% of the public works for the construction of this project and that it will put it into service before the end of this year.

2. Gayrettepe - Kağıthane - Istanbul Airport Line

The length of this line is 37.5 km, linking the Gayrettepe district of Beşiktaş and the new Istanbul airport, passing through the Kağıthane district, and it is considered one of the most important transportation nerves that connect the center of Istanbul with its new airport. The capacity of this line is 600,000 passengers per day and consists of nine stations:

According to information issued by the ministry, the excavation and relay work in the first five stations have been fully completed and the line will be opened for service by the end of this year.

The information issued by the ministry stated that all construction work related to this line has been completed, with some work remaining in the tunnel connected to the Kayaşehir Center station, which is expected to be completed soon so that this line will enter service before the end of the year and operate with a capacity of 70,000 passengers per day.

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