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Urban transportation in Istanbul began with the founding of the Dersaadet Tram Company and the decision to construct the Tünel. [9] In 1871 this company began providing horse powered tram services for various routes including Azapkapı - Galata, Aksaray - Yedikule, Aksaray - Topkapı and Eminönü - Aksaray [10] and amassed 4.5 million people in its first year.
The Metrobus (Turkish: Metrobüs) is a 52 km (32.3 mi) bus rapid transit route in Istanbul, Turkey.The system has 44 stations that follow the city's ring road via Avcılar, Zincirlikuyu and the Bosphorus Bridge to Söğütlüçeşme using dedicated bus lanes for almost the entire length of the route.
More lines were added in the following years. 430 horses were used to draw the 45 carriages, including 15 summer-type and some double-deckers, on 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) metre gauge track. In 1912, the horse-drawn tram had to cease to operate for one year because the Ministry of Defence sent all the horses to the front during the Balkan ...
The history of rapid transit in Turkey dates back to the late 20th century when the first metro systems were introduced in Istanbul and Ankara. The Istanbul Metro, which opened its first line in 1989, marked the beginning of rapid transit development in Turkey. Over the years, various cities across the country have initiated their own rapid ...
Iğdır is the driest city in Turkey, averaging 261 mm (10.3 in) of precipitation per year. Climate data for Iğdır (1991–2020, extremes 1941–2023) Month
The personalized type of the smart card can also be used in a more general form for admission to an event or establishment or for municipality provided social welfare purposes. [3] Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic , since 2021, all passengers using an Istanbulkart are required to pair it with their HES (Hayat Eve Sığar, literally ...
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] Old logo of the company
The line is 10.1 km (6.3 mi) long with 14 stations each 60 m (196 ft 10 in) of length. [ 4 ] 30 trains shall carry up to 114,000 passengers a day. Its route mostly follows the western coastline of the Golden Horn, [ 5 ] and is built on the bank next to the existing street.