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Metro İstanbul is a public rail transport operator headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey. Established in 1988, the company is responsible for operating most Istanbul's rail systems, including the Istanbul Metro,
Istanbul Tram The Istanbul Tram ( tr, İstanbul Tramvayı) is a modern tram system on the European side of Istanbul. The first section, the T1 opened in 1992, followed by the T2, which opened in 2006. In 2011, the T1 and T2 merged, with the line retaining ...
, funiculars and aerial tramways.


History

The company was founded under the name of ''İstanbul Ulaşım A.Ş.'' on 16 August 1988, while Istanbul's first modern public urban rail line was under construction (Aksaray-Kocatepe section of the M1 line). And almost 28 years later, on 20 May 2016, the company was renamed as ''Metro İstanbul''.


Lines in operation

Metro lines: * Yenikapı - Atatürk Airport * Yenikapı - Kirazlı * Yenikapı - Hacıosman * Sanayi Mahallesi - Seyrantepe * Kirazlı - Metrokent * Kadıköy - Sabiha Gökçen Airport * Üsküdar - Çekmeköy * Levent - Boğaziçi Üniversitesi/Hisarüstü * Mecidiyeköy - Mahmutbey * Bahariye - Olimpiyat Tram lines: * Bağcılar - Kabataş * Kadıköy - Moda (Ring) Heritage Tramway * Topkapı - Mescid-i Selam * Cibali - Alibeyköy Cep Otogarı Funicular lines: * Taksim - Kabataş * Seyrantepe - Vadi Istanbul * Boğaziçi Üni./Hisarüstü–Aşiyan Gondola lines: * Maçka - Taşkışla * Eyüp - Piyerloti


References


External links

* — Official website Public transport operators in Turkey Transport in Istanbul Government-owned companies of Turkey Companies based in Istanbul Transport companies established in 1988 1988 establishments in Turkey {{Turkey-transport-stub