Metro Istanbul

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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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

External links[edit]

• www.metro.istanbul — Official website

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