⁴ᴷ⁶⁰ Exploring Istanbul's Europe-Asia Marmaray Commuter Rail System

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Marmaray 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.

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. The system is quite interesting, combining aspects of both commuter rail and metro operation. Enjoy!

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Taken in December 2022 and January 2023.
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Finally, a foreign train channel did not call Marmaray Metro

Metro_Delisi_S.C.Shorts
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Love the graffiti covered trains… Like a snapshot of what NYC was like in the 70s…

TheCloakedTiger
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Great video! I went on it back in 2019, quite reliable when i used it.😊

unitedrail-mainchannel
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For the record, ive never ever seen the marmaray trains with this much graffiti at such a high rate!

unitedrail-mainchannel
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I wish Istanbul had a wider commuter network

kumo
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You we're just in New York yesterday

MJB