Istanbul’s Marmaray hits new daily record with 743,596 passengers

File photo shows a row of automated turnstiles at a Marmaray station in Istanbul, where passengers are passing through using electronic cards. Marmaray is an undersea rail transportation system connecting the European and Asian sides of Istanbul, Türkiye. It is a vital infrastructure project and one of the world's most ambitious engineering feats, often referred to as a "flagship project" of Türkiye. (AA Photo)

The undersea rail transportation system connecting the European and Asian sides of Istanbul, Marmaray, set a new daily passenger record on Dec. 20, serving 743,596 people, Türkiye's Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Abdulkadir Uraloglu, announced.

Year-to-date, Marmaray has transported over 196 million passengers, with a daily average of 600,000 passengers, Uraloglu stated in a written announcement. Recalling the previous record of 737,981 passengers set on Feb. 24, Uraloglu remarked: “This new milestone once again demonstrates the value of this investment.”

Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakanı Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, Marmaray'ın 20 Aralık'ta 743 bin 596 kişiye verdiği hizmetle rekor kırdığını belirterek, "Bu yıl 24 Şubat'ta 737 bin 981 yolcuyla kırılan rekorun ardından gelen bu yeni rekor, hattın ne kadar doğru yatırım olduğunu bir kez daha ortaya koydu." ifadesini kullandı. ( Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakanlığı - Anadolu Ajansı )Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakanı Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, Marmaray'ın 20 Aralık'ta 743 bin 596 kişiye verdiği hizmetle rekor kırdığını belirterek, "Bu yıl 24 Şubat'ta 737 bin 981 yolcuyla kırılan rekorun ardından gelen bu yeni rekor, hattın ne kadar doğru yatırım olduğunu bir kez daha ortaya koydu." ifadesini kullandı. ( Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakanlığı - Anadolu Ajansı )

1.226 billion passengers carried since inception

Highlighting the line’s efficiency, Uraloglu noted that citizens can travel between Sirkeci and Uskudar in as little as four minutes, unaffected by weather.

“Marmaray, one of our flagship projects, connects two continents via the world’s deepest immersed tube tunnel at 60.46 meters,” he said.

Since its inauguration on Oct. 29, 2013, Marmaray has served 1.226 billion passengers, with the numbers increasing each year, Uraloglu added.

December 22, 2024 12:11 PM GMT+03:00