Gebze Metro

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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]
Operation
Began operationSeptember 2023
Technical
System length15.6 km (9.7 mi)[1][2]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
(standard gauge)

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.

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 constructed at Pelitli, in north Gebze.[2] Construction began in late 2018, and is expected to open in 2023.[3]

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References[]

  1. ^ a b "Gebze Metro inşası için ilk adım atılıyor". Kocaeli.bel.tr (in Turkish). 19 January 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "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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