marmaray project

The Marmaray Project

The Project provides an upgrading of the commuter rail system in

Istanbul, connecting Halkali on the European side with Gebze on the

Asian side with an uninterrupted, modern, high-capacity commuter rail

system.

Railway tracks in both sides of Istanbul Strait will be connected to

each other through a railway tunnel connection under the Istanbul

Strait. The line goes underground at Yedikule, continues through the

Yenikapi and Sirkeci new underground stations, passes under the

Istanbul Strait, connects to the �sk�dar new underground station and

emerges at S�g�tl��esme.

This Project is one of the major transportation infrastructure

projects in the world at present. The entire upgraded and new railway

system will be approximately 76 km long. The main structures and

systems; include the immersed tube tunnel, bored tunnels,

cut-and-cover tunnels, at - grade structures, three new underground

stations, 37 surface stations (renovation and upgrading), operations

control centre, yards, workshops, maintenance facilities, upgrading of

existing tracks including a new third track on ground, completely new

electrical and mechanical systems and procurement of modern railway

vehicles.

For more details please pay a visit to the project website :

www.marmaray.com

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