Marmaray moving at a snail’s pace
Construction works at Marmaray, which almost stopped for last 2 years, had restarted, but is progressing very slowly.
Preparation for “woman-only-cars” in Istanbul Metro
Istanbul Metro started survey about “woman-only-cars”.
Marmaray got the fund
Marmaray project, which stopped for 2 years, seems to progress fast this year. Transport Ministry allocates TL 1.4bn (€ 0.4bn) for the project.
Antalya tram to be ready by Expo opening
Antalya’s new tram line to Expo 2016 will start service during Expo 2016 which is going to start next month.
Eskisehir tram tender cancelled
Tender of 14 new trams for Eskisehir is cancelled.
Blockage in Baskentray project solved
The legal problems which stopped Baskentray project since 2012 has been solved.
Kocaeli tram ready by 1Q of 2017
Target date for commission is announced as 1st quarter of 2017 in Kocaeli Tram Project.
14 new trams for Eskisehir
Eskisehir announced a tender for 14 new tram sets.
New Kayseri tram ready for test drive
Bozankaya’s first set of 30-tram-sets order produced for Kayseri will soon start test drives on rail.
Hyundai Rotem is alone in Mecidiyekoy Metro tender
Hyundai Rotem remains the only company in the tender for 300 metro cars of Kabatas-Mecidiyekoy-Mahmutbey Metro line under construction.
Four new Silkworm for Bursa
Four new Silkworm trams were delivered to Bursa Metropolitan Municipality.
Izban Torbali line opens today
Extension of Izmir’s suburban service Izban to Torbali opened today.
Marmaray hit another record
The ridership in Marmaray hits another record in December 2015, and reached 6 mn passengers.
Ridership on rail over 600 mn in Istanbul
Ridership in metro, tram and cable car in Istanbul increases by 17% in 2015, compared with previous year.
Raise in public transport fares in Istanbul
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality announced raise in public transport fares.
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