Mayor Soyer: We Will Raise Rail System Network to 480 Mileage

President Soyer: We Will Increase the Rail System Network to 480 Kilometers: Turkey's largest exhibition facility, Fuar İzmir, is hosting the Eurasia Rail-International Railway, Light Rail Systems, Infrastructure and Logistics Fair, the world's 3rd largest railway fair. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the fair, Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Tunç Soyer, said that they aim to increase the network of the rail system in the city to 480 km in the footsteps of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who broke new ground in Turkey's railway story.

The only fair in Europe and Asia and the 3rd largest in the world, Eurasia Rail-International Railway, Light Rail Systems, Infrastructure and Logistics Fair, Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Tunç SoyerIt was opened with a ceremony attended by

Izmir is like a heart

Turkey's 162 years of railway history of the most important milestones of one of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the entrepreneur and visionary in attitude is an expression that President Soyer, its this approach "we've built with homeland iron net" even our starter with sentences voiced reflected. Stressing that İzmir's rail system investments will continue unabated, Soyer said:

“We will increase the 179 km rail system from 340 km in the medium term to 480 km in a slightly longer term. We want to use the light rail network more intensively in urban transportation. Buca-Halkapınar Metro and Çiğli Tram projects were prepared and submitted to the Ministry. Let's pass it on to the minister. We have to be able to make the transportation network possible in a globalizing and shrinking world. Izmir is like a heart. Throughout history, he assumed the duty of being a heart between the west and the east. Just as a heart makes the blood pumping process in the body, İzmir has become the heart of this region, the vessels of the west to the east and the vessels of the east to the west. As Ibn Khaldun said, 'Geography is destiny.'

President Tunç Soyer, announced that it has instructed to work on a tram line extending from ESBAŞ to Fuar İzmir.

Railways started from Izmir

Speaking at the opening of Eurasia Rail Fair, Deputy Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Selim Dursun said: terek The railways, which are respectful to nature, are very important for our children and children. This fair will open up our horizons and give courage. ”

TCDD General Manager Ali İhsan Uygun stated that the railroads are progressing fast in the world. Because the first railroads started in this city. Together with the central and local government, we reached the 136 km rail system. The railway will develop our entire country, especially Izmir. Demiryolu

There is also İzmir Metro

Eurasia Rail hosts 25 participants from 200 countries. İzmir Metro and İZBAN are also participating in Eurasia Rail, which includes important participants from countries such as Germany, France, Czech Republic, China, Italy and Russia. Minister Tunç Soyervisited the Metro and İZBAN stands after the opening ceremony. The keys of İZBAN's first trains in the city were presented as a souvenir to Mayor Soyer, who wore a Vatman uniform.

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