The scope, route, stops, connections and history of Tavşantepe-Sabiha Gokcen line which will extend Kadikoy-Tavsantepe metro to Sabiha Gokcen airport:

Project overview

• Owner: Transport of Ministry
• Phases:
  1. Tavsantepe-Sabiha Gokcen
  2. Sabiha Gokcen-Kurtkoy
• Contractor: Gulermak-YSE (Kaynarca-Sabiha Gokcen)
• Contract date: 1st phase: 3/2015
• Contract duration: 1st phase: 1080 days
• Contract deadline: 1st phase: 2/2018
• Contract value:
  • 1st phase: € 169 mn
  • 2nd phase: TL 760 mn

Route

Stops/connections

Tavsantepe (Kadikoy metro) – Hastane – Seyhli – Kurtkoy – Sabiha Gokcen – Teknopark – Yenisehir – Kurtkoy Kavsagi/Viaport (Gebze-Istanbul Airport-Halkali HST)

Project details

The metro line connecting Sabiha Gokcen airport (with a traffic of 33 mn passengers, and planned to double) to Kadikoy metro, and further to high speed train and Marmaray with Kaynarca-Pendik line (M10).

The line is planned to extend to Kurtkoy. The extension will reach to 13 km when completed.

• Line length: 7.4 + 5.6 km
• Travel time: Tavsantepe-Sabiha Gokcen: 13 min

Targets

• 90k daily ridership in the beginning
• 140k daily ridership after Pendik HST station and Viaport extensions completed

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