Marmaray 4 Carries Istanbul in Month

Marmaray Moved Istanbul in 4 Months: Lütfi Elvan, Minister of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications, stated that Marmaray has carried more than 29 million passengers since its opening on October 2013, 13,5 and said, “Marmaray has carried passengers almost as much as the population of Istanbul in 4 months. The transportation crisis in Istanbul due to heavy fog the previous day was also overcome with Marmaray. 171 thousand 352 citizens used Marmaray in one day, ”he said.
Minister Elvan told Anadolu Agency (AA) that the number of passengers of Marmaray, which connects Europe and Asia with a tunnel under the sea, is increasing day by day.
Eagle-Kadıköy Pointing out that in addition to the Metro, Marmaray has also been integrated with the Hacıosman-Taksim-Yenikapı Metro, Elvan emphasized that the number of passengers carried by Marmaray in one day reached 15 thousand after this connection, which took place on February 110.
Stating that Marmaray is used especially between 07.00-09.00 and 16.00-19.00, Elvan said, “The number of our citizens using Marmaray is increasing day by day. "After the Istanbul-Ankara High Speed ​​Line is put into service, the number of people using Marmaray will increase much faster," he said.
Noting that Marmaray has carried more than 29 million in 116 days since October 13,5, Elvan said, “Marmaray carried passengers almost as much as the population of Istanbul in 4 months. The number of passengers carried by Marmaray exceeded 116 million in 13,5 days. With the connection of Haliç Metro Bridge and Hacıosman-Taksim-Yenikapı Metro Line, flights are made every 7 minutes in Marmaray, which is operated by TCDD ”.
PREVIOUS DAY PASSENGER RECORD BREAK
Reminding that the previous day, there were significant disruptions in sea and land traffic in Istanbul due to fog and that many sea voyages could not be made, Elvan continued as follows:
“The previous day, the transportation crisis in Istanbul due to fog was overcome again with Marmaray. On February 19, the number of voyages was reduced to 5 in 1 minutes due to the intensity, while 171 thousand 352 passengers were transported in Marmaray due to the fog continuing its effect throughout the day. With this figure, Marmaray broke the record for the number of passengers carried in a day. The resulting picture proved that Marmaray is a viable investment. Before being integrated with the Hacıosman-Taksim-Yenikapı Metro Line in Marmaray, 216 trips were made daily, this number has now increased to 254.
METRO DOPING TO MARMARAY
According to the information received from TCDD officials, the number of passengers of Marmaray, which was integrated with the Şişhane-Yenikapı metro, which also uses the Golden Horn Metro Crossing Bridge on February 15, increased by an average of 20 thousand per day.
In Marmaray, which is described as the "Project of the Century", the most frequently used station by Istanbulites is Üsküdar with 25,42 percent, the separation Fountain with 25,04 percent, Sirkeci with 20,83 percent, Yenikapı with 15,47 percent and 13,24 percent, respectively. Kazlıçeşme stations followed with XNUMX.
After the opening of Marmaray, the number of vehicles passing through the Bosphorus and Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridges has also decreased.
INTEREST OF INTERNATIONAL PRESS AND FOREIGN TOURIST
Marmaray, which hosted different passengers since its opening, was the public transportation vehicle where wedding photographs were taken.
Connecting the continents with a tunnel under the sea, Marmaray also attracts the attention of tourists from abroad. While the tourists especially send their travel requests as a group, there are also those who want to travel individually. The number of tourists using Marmaray during the day is also increasing.
On the other hand, Marmaray, which is not on the agenda of the national press, is also interested in international television channels. For Marmaray, foreign media coverage and interview offerings are coming.