Metro Istanbul

Metro İstanbul

Company type	Anonim Şirket
Industry	Public transport
Founded	1988; 36 years ago (1988)
Headquarters	Esenler, Istanbul , Turkey
Area served	Istanbul province
Key people	Özgür Soy (CEO)
Owner	Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Website	metro.istanbul

Metro İstanbul is a public rail transport operator headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey.^[1]

Established in 1988, the company is responsible for operating most of Istanbul's rail systems, including the Istanbul Metro, Istanbul Tram, funiculars and aerial tramways.

History

The company was founded under the name of İstanbul Ulaşım A.Ş. on 16 August 1988, while Istanbul's first modern public urban rail line was under construction (Aksaray-Kocatepe section of the M1 line). Almost 28 years later, on 20 May 2016, the company was renamed as Metro İstanbul.^[2]

Lines in operation

Metro lines:

• Yenikapı - Atatürk Airport
• Yenikapı - Kirazlı
• Yenikapı - Hacıosman
• Sanayi Mahallesi - Seyrantepe
• Bakırköy Sahil - Kayaşehir Merkez
• Kadıköy - Sabiha Gökçen Airport
• Üsküdar - Samandıra Merkez
• Levent - Boğaziçi Üniversitesi/Hisarüstü
• Yıldız - Mahmutbey
• Bostancı - Parseller
• Ataköy - Olimpiyat

Tram lines:

• Kabataş - Bağcılar
• Kadıköy - Moda (Ring) Heritage Tramway
• Topkapı - Mescid-i Selam
• Eminönü - Alibeyköy Cep Otogarı

Funicular lines:

• Taksim - Kabataş
• Boğaziçi Üni./Hisarüstü–Aşiyan

Gondola lines:

• Maçka - Taşkışla
• Eyüp - Piyer Loti

References

External links

• www.metro.istanbul — Official website

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Mass transit in Istanbul

 Metro

Current	Yenikapı–Atatürk Airport Yenikapı–Kirazlı  Yenikapı–Hacıosman Bakırköy Sahil–Kayaşehir Merkez Kadıköy–Sabiha Gökçen Airport  Üsküdar–Samandıra Merkez  Levent–Boğaziçi Üniversitesi  Yıldız–Mahmutbey  Bostancı–Parseller Ataköy–Olimpiyat Gayrettepe–Arnavutköy Hastane
Future	Tavşantepe–Kaynarca Merkez (2025)  Samandıra Merkez–Sultanbeyli (2025) Kabataş–Mahmutbey–Hastane (2025 and 2026) Pendik Merkez–Fevzi Çakmak-Hastane (2025) Arnavutköy Hastane–Halkalı (2025) 60. Yıl Parkı–Kâzım Karabekir (2025) Emek–Yenidoğan (Unknown) Altunizade–Bosna Bulvarı (2025)

  Tram

Current	Kabataş–Bağcılar Taksim–Tünel Kadıköy–Moda  Topkapı–Mescid-i Selam Eminönü–Alibeyköy Coach Station Sirkeci–Kazlıçeşme
Former	Zeytinburnu–Bağcılar (2006-2011)

 Commuter rail

Current	Marmaray
Former	Halkalı–Sirkeci (1955-2013)  Haydarpaşa–Gebze (1951-2013)

 Funicular

Current	Kabataş–Taksim Karaköy–Beyoğlu Vadistanbul–Seyrantepe Boğaziçi Üniversitesi/Hisarüstü–Aşiyan

 BRT

• Söğütlüçeşme–Beylikdüzü

 Bus

• İETT, ÖHO & Otobüs A.Ş.

Ferry

•  Şehir Hatları
• Sea bus
• Turyol
• Ferry quays in İstanbul

 Aerial lift

•    Maçka–Taşkışla
•  Eyüp–Piyerloti

 Payment

• Akbil
• Istanbulkart

Operators

• Metro Istanbul
• TCDD
• IETT
• Istanbul Otobüs
• Şehir Hatları
• İDO

Lines in italic are under construction with planned opening year in parentheses.

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