
Deputy Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Nuri Aslan, announced that the line consisting of 11 stations will be put into service on December 19.
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The foundation of the Ümraniye-Göztepe metro line was laid in 2017, but construction was stopped due to financial problems. IMM restarted the project by solving the financial problems in 2019.
During the test drive, which started from the line's 60th Year Park stop, Rail Systems Department Head Ceyhun Avşar made a technical presentation. Then, IMM Deputy President Nuri Aslan and New Party Chairman Özgür Özel made statements.
The midpoint of the line, which consists of a total of 11 stations, will be the Financial Center in Ataşehir. Driverless wagons with autonomous systems will operate on the rails.
Marmaray will be connected to Üsküdar-Çekmeköy and Kadıköy Sabiha Gökçen lines.
The construction of the Ümraniye-Göztepe metro line, the foundations of which were laid in 2017, was stopped at the initial stage. IMM restarted the work by solving the financial problems in 2019.
Deputy Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Nuri Aslan, stated that the line will be opened on December 19.
Providing information about the metro lines whose project work is ongoing, Aslan said, "On the one hand, we are purchasing metro vehicles. We decided to purchase 2 thousand buses. We completed the tender for 550 of them. We also received 145 of our buses. On the other hand, we continue to have metro vehicles built in Türkiye. We will continue to make new tenders." he said.
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The metro line will be put into service on December 19.
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