Gebze Metro

The Gebze Metro (Turkish: Gebze Metrosu) is an under-construction rapid transit system in Gebze and Darıca, Turkey. The system consists of a single 14.6 km (9.1 mi) long line running north from Darıca to Gebze. The line will interchange with TCDD Taşımacılık high-speed and intercity trains along with Marmaray commuter trains to Istanbul at Gebze railway station. The metro system will be the first network to exist outside of a provincial capital in Turkey, as Gebze and Darıca are located within the Kocaeli Province.

Gebze Metro
Overview
Native nameGebze Metrosu
OwnerKocaeli Metropolitan Municipality
LocaleGebze and Darıca, Turkey
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines1
Number of stations12[1]
Daily ridership4,800 (Projected)[2]
Technical
System length15.6 km (9.7 mi)[1][2]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
(standard gauge)

Most of the metro line will be underground, except for a 900 m (3,000 ft) section which will be at-grade. Journey time is expected to be 19 minutes and the projected daily ridership is expected to 4,800. A maintenance facility and a control center will be construction at Pelitli, in north Gebze.[2] Construction began in late 2018, and is expected to open in 2023.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Gebze Metro inşası için ilk adım atılıyor". Kocaeli.bel.tr (in Turkish). 19 January 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  2. "Darıca-Gebze Metro Hattı Proje Detayları". projedetaylari.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  3. "Work begins on Gebze metro". Metro Report International. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2019.

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