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Ferries have been operating on the Bosphorus since 1851. [1]Ferries in Istanbul are a mode of public transportation within and surrounding the city of Istanbul, Turkey.There are three major ferry operators in the city: the municipally owned Şehir Hatları ("City Lines"), which operates traditional vapurs; the privately operated İstanbul Deniz Otobüsleri ("İstanbul Sea Busses"), which ...
Sütlüce Pier (Turkish: Sütlüce İskelesi) is a ferry slip on the Golden Horn in Beyoğlu, Istanbul. The Municipal ferry operator, Şehir Hatları, operates hourly ferry service from Eyüp to Üsküdar, stopping at Sütlüce and six other piers on the Golden Horn. This route is known as the Golden Horn Line.
There are 50 passenger ferry quays in Istanbul, of which 37 are in active service in Bosphorus, Golden Horn and the Sea of Marmara. [1] As of the 2017 Summer season, the ferry quays are served at 600 voyages daily by 28 traditional passenger ferry boats on 17 lines operated by the Şehir Hatları ("City Lines") company.
Today, there are 3 main ferry operators in İstanbul: the municipally owned Şehir Hatları ("City Lines"), [25] which operates traditional vapur ferries; the privately operated İstanbul Deniz Otobüsleri ("İstanbul Sea Busses"), which operates high-speed urban and intercity services, [26] and the privately owned Turyol which operates mostly ...
With Istanbul's population growing and the city rapidly expanding outward, the bus service available in the city became insufficient in the 1970s and 1980s. At that time, the city did not have a mass transit rail system, except for a single 0.57 km (0.35 mi) funicular line known as Tünel – the last operating original tramline was closed in 1969.
İDO operates seabus ferry service from Bostancı to other piers in Istanbul as well as destinations across the Marmara Sea. [2] It is located adjacent to the historic Bostancı Pier, built in 1913. Connection to IETT city bus service as well as train service from the nearby Bostancı station is available.
Emirgan Pier (Turkish: Emirgan İskelesi) is a historic passenger ferryboat pier located in Emirgan neighborhood of Sarıyer district in Istanbul Province, Turkey. It serves ferries in Istanbul running between Çengelköy and İstinye on Bosphorus. [1] [2] The pier went into service in 1851 as the biggest of the piers on Bosphorus.
Turyol maintains a fleet of 70 vessels, 60 of which are for scheduled passenger service. In terms of fleet size and the number of lines, Turyol is the largest private ferry operator in Turkey and second-largest overall, after the Istanbul Municipality's ferry operator, Şehir Hatları.