Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality decided to extend the metro system between Mecidiyeköy-Mahmutbey. The project will be completed by 2017 and the extension line from Kabataş-Mecidiyeköy is expected to be completed and in operation a year later.
According to announcement made by Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, after the tender bid planned to be held on January, the construction of the new 6.5 km line that will serve with three stations on the Kabataş-Beşiktai-Darphane-Mecidiyeköy districts will be started.
The new metro line will link 8 districts: Beyoğlu, Beşiktaş, Şişli, Kağıthane, Eyüp, Gaziosmanpaşa, Esenler and Bağcılar and it will be 24.5 km after linking with Kabataş and then Halkalı Toplu Konutlar-Altınşehir-Başakşehir. It is planned that it will become the most important junction point of Istanbul when it will be completed.
In order to use in the Kabataş-Mecidiyeköy-Mahmutbey Metro-line Project, the metro company will purchase 144 wagons. It is planned that the metro line will be completed in 2017 and Kabataş-Mecidiyeköy line at the end of 2018.
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