Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoğlu pointed out that the tunnel excavation works on the 8,4-kilometer-long Bakırköy-Kirazlı Metro Line have been completed and announced that the total progress rate of the project has reached 70 percent. Emphasizing that the economic gain of the Bakırköy-Kirazlı Metro Line in the 25-year projection is 6 billion dollars, Karaismailoğlu said, "Only this economic gain is the best indicator of who is working for Istanbul in real terms."
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoğlu spoke at the Ceremony of Completion of Tunnel Excavations of Bakırköy-Kirazlı Metro Line; “As the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, we continue to provide services to meet the transportation needs of our people in the fastest, most comfortable and most economical way, and we continue to weave iron nets in Istanbul, as in all of Turkey. Especially with the increase in the population and the number of vehicles in our big cities, the traffic problem is also increasing. In order to overcome this problem, the dissemination of rail systems is extremely important. When it comes to easy and fast transportation such as metro and tram, they are the first systems that come to mind. As the Ministry, we have implemented many important urban rail system projects so that our citizens living in big cities do not waste time in traffic.”
WE HAVE WORKS ON 103,3 SEPARATE ROUTES WITH A LENGTH OF 7 KM.
Karaismailoğlu, who noted that these works, which were carried out during the AK Party governments, added speed to life and brought comfort, and said, “We are rapidly continuing the construction of new ones. As the Ministry, we continue the construction of a total of 14 kilometers of urban rail system lines in 185 projects across the country. We work with great motivation to bring comfort and speed to our nation. Our mega city, our ancient city, Istanbul is home to more than one fifth of our country's population. It is very important for us to lighten the burden of this beautiful city and Istanbulites. For this reason, we equip our Istanbul, the world's favorite city, with modern rail system networks. Pendik (Tavşantepe)-Sabiha Gökçen Airport Metro Line, Başakşehir-Çam Sakura City Hospital - Kayaşehir Metro line, Küçükçekmece (Halkalı)-Basakşehir-Arnavutköy-Istanbul Airport Metro line, Altunizade-Ferah Mahallesi-Çamlıca -Bosna Boulevard Rail System Project, Zeytinburnu(Kazlıçeşme)-Fatih (Sirkeci) Rail System and Pedestrian Oriented New Generation Transportation Project, Beşiktaş(Gayrettepe)-Kağıthane- Our work continues feverishly on 103,3 separate routes with a total length of 7 kilometers, including the Eyüp Kemerburgaz-Eyüp(Göktürk)- Istanbul Airport Metro line and the Bakırköy(İdo)-Bahçelievler-Güngören-Bağcılar Kirazlı Metro Line, which we met with you today. ” he evaluated.
OUR MINISTRY WILL PROVIDE MORE THAN 50 PERCENT OF THE RAIL SYSTEM NETWORK TO ISTANBUL
Pointing out that the total length of the Marmaray, the most important project of the century, and the Levent-Hisarüstü Metro, which were proudly put into the service of the nation, is 80 kilometers, Karaismailoğlu continued as follows;
“When our metro projects, which are under construction in Istanbul, are completed, Istanbul's rail system network, which is 263 kilometers, will increase to 366,3 kilometers. Like this; More than 50 percent of the rail system network in Istanbul will be made by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure. Our Bakırköy- Kirazlı Metro Line, which we are together with and whose tunnel excavation works have been completed, is 8,4 km long. Our line crosses 7 stations, namely Bakırköy Sahil (IDO) – Liberty Square, İncirli, Haznedar, Ilkyuva, Yıldıztepe and Molla Gürani, and ends at the existing Bağcılar Kirazlı Station. Başakşehir-Pine and Sakura City Hospital-Kayaşehir Metro line is an extension of this line, and when it is completed, we will have established an uninterrupted metro line from Bakırköy coast to Başakşehir Kayaşehir. Moreover, Halkalı- When we make the airport line, the airport connection will be provided. With the commissioning of our line, where 1 million Istanbul residents can travel a day, the travel time between Kayaşehir and Bakırköy Coastal IDO will be 39 minutes, the travel time between Çam and Sakura City Hospital - İncirli will be 31 minutes, and the travel time between Başakşehir (Metrokent)-Freedom Square will be reduced to 30 minutes. The total progress rate of our project has reached 70 percent as of today. We work in a part of the city where working and ground conditions are difficult. Despite these difficult conditions, we are in the rightful pride and joy of completing the tunnel excavations. Our 2 TBMs, that is, our tunnel boring machines, working like giant moles digging underground tunnels, reached Kirazlı station. We have completed a total of 13,5 kilometers of tunnel excavation, 3,5 kilometers of TBM and 17 kilometers of classical tunneling method. At the same time, we completed the assembly of segment concrete elements that make up the inner lining concrete of the tunnel. 17 kilometers of the 5 kilometers of railway track installation in the tunnels has been completed.”
105 percent of the 67 thousand square meters of construction area has been completed.
In addition, 7 percent of the total construction area of 105 thousand square meters in 67 stations has been completed, Minister of Transport Karaismailoğlu said, “In the project where we are working in one of the most dense residential areas of Istanbul and in difficult ground conditions, we have established the measuring mechanisms that will control the safety of the tunnel and the surrounding buildings 7/24. , we have carried out a sensitive work by following. We continue our works such as station finishing works, reinforced concrete, electromechanical and signalization productions with the excitement of bringing a new line to Istanbul within a year. Our determined efforts, the planning made with the mind of the state, our cooperation with the industry and universities, and common mind studies bear fruit.”
Emphasizing speed and comfort in his speech, Minister of Transport, Karaismailoğlu, said that our Bakırköy-Kirazlı Metro Line will not only bring ease to the travel of Istanbul residents, but also will bring very important benefits in terms of economic benefits. The economic gain of Bakırköy-Kirazlı Metro Line in the 25-year projection; We will save a total of $2,4 billion, with $3,6 billion in highway maintenance and operating revenue and $6 billion in time savings. Even this economic gain is the best indicator of who is actually working for Istanbul. We will complete the 103 km metro construction ongoing in Istanbul and put it at the disposal of the people of Istanbul. In fact, until the end of this summer; We will put the Pendik Tavşantepe-Sabiha Gökçen Airport Metro Line into service, the Başakşehir Metrokent – Çam and Sakura City Hospital-Kayaşehir Metro line, which it took over as a ministry 2 years ago, and the Kağıthane Istanbul Airport Metro line.
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