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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 ...
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. [2]
Şehir Hatları ferries sail on 32 lines serving 53 piers on the shores of the Bosphorus as well as the Princes' Islands. [27] The 30 ferries of the Şehir Hatları carried 40 million passengers in 2023. [28] The first steam ferries appeared on the Bosphorus in 1837 and were operated by private sector companies.
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. [2]
Metro Istanbul A.Ş. Depot(s) Seyrantepe [2] Rolling stock: 160 Hyundai Rotem [1] 20 Alstom [1] 8 carriages per trainset (weekdays) 4 carriages per trainset (weekend) Daily ridership: 500,000 [1] History; Opened: 16 September 2000; 24 years ago () Technical; Line length: 23.49 km (14.60 mi) Number of tracks: 2: Track gauge
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.
Kadıköy is the western terminal station on the M4 line of the Istanbul Metro. [1] Located beneath Haydarpaşa Rıhtım Caddesi (Street) it is serviced by the M4 between 6:00 and 0:04. [2] The station has two tracks serving an island platform. Kadıköy opened on 17 August 2012 along with fifteen other stations on the M4 line.
At 53 m (174 ft) altitude, the Piyerloti Hill is named after the French naval officer, novelist and Orientalist Pierre Loti (1850–1923), who used to visit the site during his time in Istanbul. The historic Rabia Kadın Café on the top of the hill, at which he used to drink Turkish coffee , was later renamed also after him.