Onur Uysal

Railway consultant.
Founder of RT Media & Consulting.
Founder and editor of Rail Turkey.

Metro and tram in Turkish cities – 2020

Which cities have metro, tram and suburban systems, which ones have wider usage, which ones are more efficient, ?

Two Turkish cities, İstanbul and Samsun, are evaluating trolleybus in two routes.

Figures publicized about Marmaray which started also hosting freight trains between Asian and European side of Turkey.

While trucks departing from Turkey for Europe can cross Kapikule in 98 hours, trains in the same direction arrives at Germany in same time period.

Demand in intermodal transport between Turkey and Europe hits record high in September.

The silent days of railways broke down with 3 successive accidents lastweek.

International rail freight of Turkey is running towards the highest volume of all times.

Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway has grown exponentially in its first three years.

Mecidiyeköy-Mahmutbey metro, which is expected to be the busiest line of Istanbul, will be commissioned within this month.

Several metro and tram projects continue in 11 cities of Turkey.