This article is about the Marmaray commuter rail project. For the trans-Bosphorus undersea tunnels, see Marmaray Tunnel.
Not to be confused with Marmara (disambiguation).
Marmaray
Two trains meet in Bakırköy.
Overview
Service type
Commuter rail
Status
Operating
Locale
Istanbul
Predecessor
Istanbul suburban Haydarpaşa suburban
First service
October 29, 2013 (Kazlıçeşme-Ayrılık Çeşmesi) March 12, 2019 (Halkalı-Gebze)
Current operator(s)
TCDD Taşımacılık
Former operator(s)
Turkish State Railways
Ridership
124 million (2019)[1]
Website
marmaray.gov.tr
Route
Termini
Halkalı Gebze
Distance travelled
76.6 km (47.6 mi)
Service frequency
8 minutes (Ataköy – Pendik)
15 minutes (Halkalı – Gebze)
Frequency may change during rush hour.
Technical
Rolling stock
TCDD E32000
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification
25 kV, 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed
60–80 km/h (37–50 mph) (average)
Track owner(s)
Turkish State Railways
Route map
Legend
km
0
Halkalı
1
Mustafa Kemal
3
Küçükçekmece
5
Florya
6
Florya Akvaryum
9
Yeşilköy
11
Yeşilyurt
13
Ataköy
14
Bakırköy
15
Yenimahalle
17
Zeytinburnu
19
Kazlıçeşme
Istanbul
suburban
(now )
Yedikule
Kocamustafapaşa
Yenikapı
22
Yenikapı
Transfer Ctr
Kumkapı
Cankurtaran
Sirkeci
25
Sirkeci
Europe
Asia
Marmaray Tunnel
under the Bosporus
Haydarpaşa
28
Üsküdar
33
Ayrılık Çeşmesi
Haydarpaşa
suburban
34
Söğütlüçeşme
35
Feneryolu
36
Göztepe
38
Erenköy
39
Suadiye
41
Bostancı
42
Küçükyalı
43
İdealtepe
45
Süreyya Plajı
46
Maltepe
48
Cevizli
50
Atalar
51
Başak
52
Kartal
54
Yunus
56
Pendik
58
Kaynarca
60
Tersane
61
Güzelyalı
62
Aydıntepe
63
İçmeler
66
Tuzla
Istanbul Province
Kocaeli Province
70
Çayırova
71
Fatih-GTÜ
72
Osmangazi
73
Darıca
75
Gebze
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Marmaray (pronounced[ˈmaɾmaɾaj]ⓘ) is a 76.6-kilometre-long (47.6 mi) commuter rail line located in Istanbul, Turkey. The line runs from Halkalı, on the European side, to Gebze, on the Asian side, along the north shore of the Sea of Marmara. Mostly using the right-of-way of two existing commuter rail lines, the Marmaray line linked the two lines via a tunnel under the Bosporus strait, becoming the first standard gauge rail connection between Europe and Asia.[2] The two existing sections of the line were rebuilt and expanded from two-tracks to three-tracks, to allow for higher capacity with intercity and freight rail. The name Marmaray is a portmanteau of the words Marmara and Ray, which is Turkish for rail.
^"Turkish railways post record figures in 2019". Daily Sabah. February 25, 2020. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
^Keith Fender, "Standard gauge rail connection from Asia to Europe opens in Turkey", Trains (October 29, 2013).
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