Marmaray Railway Engineering Project, Istanbul, Turkey
System:
City Population
12 million
Ownership
Turkish Ministry of Railways
Date Opened (Planned)
2011
Route Length
76.3km
Gauge
1435mm
Stations
40 – 37 rebuilt, three new
Passengers Carried/Hour (2015)
65,000, rising to 75,000 by 2025
Maximum Design Speed
100km/h
Rolling Stock:
Planned Vehicle Order
440 cars
Special Characteristics:
Connection between Europe and Asia under the Istanbul Strait
Construction of the world’s deepest immersed tube tunnel 55m below sea level
Massive travel time savings realised
Railway route designed to cope with the transport needs of Istanbul to 2025 and beyond
Marmaray Project will provide an east-west corridor connecting to the north-south metro line
The Marmaray Tunnel:
Total length
13.6km
Bored tunnel
9.8km
Cut and cover tunnel
2.4km
Immersed tube tunnel
1.4km
