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Gebze Metro Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gebze_Metro

Gebze Metro
Overview
Native nameGebze Metrosu
OwnerMinistry of Transport and Infrastructure
LocaleGebze and Darıca, Turkey
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines1
Number of stations12[1]
Daily ridership4,800 (Projected)[2]
Operation
Began operationLate 2026 (expected)
Technical
System length15.4 km (9.6 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 15.4 km (9.6 mi) 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.

Construction began in late 2018, but inauguration date has been delayed regularly.[3][4][5] As of February 2025, the line is expected to open in late 2026.[6]

Network

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Most of the metro line will be underground, except for a 900 m (3,000 ft) section which will be at-grade. The line will interchange with TCDD Taşımacılık high-speed and intercity trains along with Marmaray commuter trains to Istanbul at Gebze railway station. A maintenance facility and a control center will be constructed at Pelitli, in north Gebze.[2]

The first of a total of 28 driverless trains was delivered late 2023.[7] Journey time is expected to be 19 minutes and the projected daily ridership is expected to 4,800.

See also

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References

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  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). Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Karaismailoğlu: Gebze OSB-Darıca Sahil Metro Hattı Projesi'nde 26 bin 316 metrelik tünel kazısını tamamladık". Anadolu Ajansı (in Turkish). Retrieved 2025-02-07.
  4. ^ "Zinnur Büyükgöz, Gebze Halkına Müjdeyi Verdi!". Mavi Marmara Gazetesi (in Turkish). 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
  5. ^ "Başkan Erdoğan'dan muhalefete tepki: Lafla çevrecilik yapmıyoruz". AHaber (in Turkish). 2024-09-07. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
  6. ^ "Her Şeyiyle Yerli ve Milli Metro Hattı". T.C. Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakanlığı (in Turkish). 7 February 2025. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  7. ^ "Gebze - Darıca metro aracı raylara indi!" (in Turkish). Gebze Yenigün Gazetesi. Retrieved 1 June 2025.