Marmaray

Marmaray
Two trains meet in Bakırköy.
Overview
Service type	Commuter rail
Status	Operating
Locale	Istanbul
Predecessor	Istanbul suburban Haydarpaşa suburban
First service	October 29, 2013 (Kazlıçeşme-Ayrılık Çeşmesi) March 12, 2019 (Halkalı-Gebze)
Current operator(s)	TCDD Taşımacılık
Former operator(s)	Turkish State Railways
Ridership	124 million (2019)[1]
Website	marmaray.gov.tr
Route
Termini	Halkalı Gebze
Distance travelled	76.6 km (47.6 mi)
Service frequency	8 minutes (Ataköy – Pendik) 15 minutes (Halkalı – Gebze) Frequency may change during rush hour.
Technical
Rolling stock	TCDD E32000
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV, 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed	60–80 km/h (37–50 mph) (average)
Track owner(s)	Turkish State Railways
Route map Legend km 0 Halkalı 1 Mustafa Kemal 3 Küçükçekmece 5 Florya 6 Florya Akvaryum 9 Yeşilköy 11 Yeşilyurt 13 Ataköy 14 Bakırköy 15 Yenimahalle 17 Zeytinburnu 19 Kazlıçeşme Istanbul suburban (now ) Yedikule Kocamustafapaşa Yenikapı 22 Yenikapı Transfer Ctr   Kumkapı Cankurtaran Sirkeci 25 Sirkeci Europe Asia Marmaray Tunnel under the Bosporus Haydarpaşa 28 Üsküdar 33 Ayrılık Çeşmesi Haydarpaşa suburban 34 Söğütlüçeşme 35 Feneryolu 36 Göztepe 38 Erenköy 39 Suadiye 41 Bostancı 42 Küçükyalı 43 İdealtepe 45 Süreyya Plajı 46 Maltepe 48 Cevizli 50 Atalar 51 Başak 52 Kartal 54 Yunus 56 Pendik 58 Kaynarca 60 Tersane 61 Güzelyalı 62 Aydıntepe 63 İçmeler 66 Tuzla Istanbul Province Kocaeli Province 70 Çayırova 71 Fatih-GTÜ 72 Osmangazi 73 Darıca 75 Gebze This diagram: view talk edit

Marmaray (pronounced [ˈmaɾmaɾaj] ^ⓘ) is a 76.6-kilometre-long (47.6 mi) commuter rail line located in Istanbul, Turkey. The line runs from Halkalı, on the European side, to Gebze, on the Asian side, along the north shore of the Sea of Marmara. Mostly using the right-of-way of two existing commuter rail lines, the Marmaray line linked the two lines via a tunnel under the Bosporus strait, becoming the first standard gauge rail connection between Europe and Asia (all prior connections ran through Russia and used the incompatible Russian broad gauge).^[2] The two existing sections of the line were rebuilt and expanded from two tracks to three tracks, to allow for higher capacity with intercity and freight rail. The name Marmaray is a portmanteau of the words Marmara and Ray, which is Turkish for rail.