The Gebze Metro () is an under-construction rapid transit system in

Gebze Gebze (), formerly known as Libyssa, is a municipality and district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Its area is 418 km2, and its population is 407,019 (2022). It is situated 65 km (30 mi) southeast of Istanbul, on the Gulf of Izmit, ...

and

Darıca Darıca (, from the Byzantine Greek, Byzantine τὰ Ῥίτζιον) is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. The town was previously known as Aretsou (Αρετσού) in by its native Greek population. Its ...

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. The system consists of a single long line running north from Darıca to Gebze 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 Kocaeli Province (, ) is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality of Turkey and one of only three not to have the same official name as its capital, İzmit, which is thus also sometim ...

. Construction began in late 2018, but inauguration date has been delayed regularly. As of February 2025, the line is expected to open in late 2026.

Network

Most of the metro line will be underground, except for a section which will be at-grade. The line will interchange with

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high-speed and intercity trains along with

Marmaray Marmaray () is a 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 com ...

commuter trains to

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at Gebze railway station. A maintenance facility and a control center will be constructed at Pelitli, in north Gebze. The first of a total of 28 driverless trains was delivered late 2023. Journey time is expected to be 19 minutes and the projected daily ridership is expected to 4,800.

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