The Istanbul suburban railway, locally referred to as B1 (Turkish: İstanbul Banliyösü), was an important rail line in Istanbul, Turkey. It was operated by the Turkish State Railways and was one of Istanbul's two commuter rail lines (the other being the Haydarpaşa suburban). Carrying an average of 22,200 passengers daily, it was the second-busiest commuter railway in Turkey, after the Haydarpaşa suburban.
The Istanbul Commuter Railway is a historical line, being the first rail line to be electrified and being the first commuter railway in Turkey. Since it opened on December 4, 1955, the E8000 series have been in operation. In the 1970s, the E14000 series came into service and in 2010 the new EUROTEM built E23000 series began service. The line was closed in 2014 and all tracks have been removed for renovation and incorporation into the new Marmaray network which started operation in 2013 between Ayrılıkçeşmesi and Kazlıçeşme.
The eastern terminus was Sirkeci Terminal in the Fatih district in the historical city center. The line curves around the shore of the Eminönü peninsula, below the historic Topkapı Palace, and heads west. Travelling on the southern European shore of Istanbul, the line passes through several important districts, until curving north at Soğuksu to Halkalı.
The line was originally built by the Oriental Railway (CO) in 1872, as a part of their Istanbul–Vienna main line.[1] The railway started to operate trains, when the line reached Edirne in 1873. The CO was absorbed by the Turkish State Railways (TCDD) in 1937 and TCDD started to operate steam-powered commuter service on the line.
The line was electrified in 25 kV AC in 1955. 25 kV AC electrification technology was quite new at the time, following the 1953 experiments in France and it made TCDD at the forefront in a suburb, seashore environment.
This electrification enabled a frequent commuter service with E8000 EMUs. TCDD took also delivery of three E4000 electric locomotives[2] for hauled trains. In the 1970s, new E14000 EMUs started to appear on the line and in the 1990s, the E4000 locomotives were retired. New E23000 EMUs were put into service on September 19, 2010. With the addition of the new EMUs, the E8000s were finally retired.
In 2003, the Marmaray project started construction of a tunnel underneath the Bosphorus, as well as the upgrade to this line.[3] Plans were finalized, and the line closed on June 19, 2013 for at least 2 years.[4] Part of it has been replaced by the underground Marmaray line though: the Kazlıçeşme station was replaced with a new surface station somewhat closer to central Istanbul, the Yenikapı station was replaced with an underground station, and the stations Yedikule, Kocamustafapaşa, Kumkapı and Cankurtaran were indefinitely closed. A new underground station was built in Sirkeci from where the tunnel under the Bosphorus runs. In June 2015 a plan to renovate and reopen the stations closed as a part of the Marmaray project was conceived with plans to open a new line in 2019,[5] which later turned into the T6 line, opening in February 2024,[6] with surface station in Sirkeci is planned to be the terminus station for future long-distance trains.{
Referencesedit
^CO History March 31, 2016, at the Wayback Machine – www.trainsofturky.com
^"12 Ağustos 2013 tarihinden itibaren İstanbul-Yedikule banliyö trenleri işletilmeyecektir". TCDD. August 6, 2013. from the original on August 13, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
^"'Gebze-Halkalı' tren hattı seferleri yeni yılda başlıyor". ntv (in Turkish). November 27, 2018. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
^"Sirkeci-Kazlıçeşme Raylı Sistem Hattı bugün açılacak". TRT (in Turkish). February 25, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
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The Istanbul suburban railway locally referred to as B1 Turkish Istanbul Banliyosu was an important rail line in Istanbul Turkey It was operated by the Turkish State Railways and was one of Istanbul s two commuter rail lines the other being the Haydarpasa suburban Carrying an average of 22 200 passengers daily it was the second busiest commuter railway in Turkey after the Haydarpasa suburban Istanbul suburbanAn eastbound train after departing Zeytinburnu stationOverviewStatusopenOwnerTurkish State RailwaysLocaleIstanbul TurkeyTerminiSirkeci TerminalHalkaliStations19ServiceTypeCommuter railSystemdeadOperator s Turkish State RailwaysRolling stockE23000 E14000 E8000 EMUsDaily ridership22 236 2008 HistoryOpenedDecember 4 1955ClosedMarch 1 2013TechnicalLine length5771 kmTrack length27 60 kilometers 17 1 mi Number of tracks2Track gauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm Electrification25 kV AC 60 HzOperating speed40 km h 25 mph average Route mapLegendDistance Station0 km0 mi Sirkeci2 1 km1 3 mi Cankurtaran3 8 km2 4 mi Kumkapi4 8 km3 mi Yenikapi6 5 km4 mi Kocamustafapasa7 4 km4 6 mi Yedikule8 6 km5 3 mi Kazlicesme9 7 km6 mi Zeytinburnu11 8 km7 3 mi Yenimahalle12 6 km7 8 mi Bakirkoy14 7 km9 1 mi Atakoy16 5 km10 3 mi Yesilyurt17 6 km10 9 mi Yesilkoy21 1 km13 1 mi Florya22 2 km13 8 mi Menekse23 8 km14 8 mi Kucukcekmece25 2 km15 7 mi Soguksu26 2 km16 3 mi Kanarya27 6 km17 1 mi HalkaliThis diagram viewtalkeditThe Istanbul Commuter Railway is a historical line being the first rail line to be electrified and being the first commuter railway in Turkey Since it opened on December 4 1955 the E8000 series have been in operation In the 1970s the E14000 series came into service and in 2010 the new EUROTEM built E23000 series began service The line was closed in 2014 and all tracks have been removed for renovation and incorporation into the new Marmaray network which started operation in 2013 between Ayrilikcesmesi and Kazlicesme The eastern terminus was Sirkeci Terminal in the Fatih district in the historical city center The line curves around the shore of the Eminonu peninsula below the historic Topkapi Palace and heads west Travelling on the southern European shore of Istanbul the line passes through several important districts until curving north at Soguksu to Halkali Contents 1 Stations 2 History 3 References 4 See alsoStations editStation Distance km from Sirkeci Rail connections Other ConnectionsSirkeci 0 km 0 mi Bosphorus ExpressBalkans ExpressIstanbul Kapikule Regional Tram nbsp Bus BN1 Municipal Ferries Eminonu Cankurtaran 2 1 km 1 3 mi Bus BN1Kumkapi 3 8 km 2 4 mi Bus BN1Yenikapi 4 8 km 3 0 mi Metro nbsp nbsp nbsp Bus 30D 31 31Y 39 39D 50Y 70FY 70KY 71AT 72YT 76A 77 88A 146T 366YKocamustafapasa 6 5 km 4 0 mi Bus 35 35A 35C 35D 80 80T BN1Yedikule 7 4 km 4 6 mi Bus 80 80T BN1Kazlicesme 8 6 km 5 3 mi Bus 48A 50K 80 80T 85C 97E MR10 MR11 MR20Zeytinburnu 9 7 km 6 0 mi Bus 93 93M 93TYenimahalle 11 8 km 7 3 mi Bus 72YT 97E BN1 MR20Bakirkoy 12 6 km 7 8 mi Metro nbsp Bus 50B 72YT 73B 76 73B 76C 76V 76Y 79B 89YB 94A 94Y 98 98A 98AB 98B 98D 98E 98G 98H 98K 98M 98MB 98S 98T 98TB 98Y 146 BN1 E 57 MR20Atakoy closed 14 7 km 9 1 mi Metro nbsp Bus 71T 73YYesilyurt 16 5 km 10 3 mi Bus 72T 72YT 73YYesilkoy 17 6 km 11 mi Bus 72T 72YT 73YFlorya 21 1 km 13 mi Bus 73B 73T 73YMenekse 22 2 km 13 8 mi Bus BN1Kucukcekmece 23 8 km 15 mi Metrobus nbsp Bus 76 76B 76C 76D 76O 76Y 89F 146 BN1 MK16Soguksu 25 2 km 16 mi Bus BN1Kanarya 26 2 km 16 mi Bus 89A BN1 MK16Halkali 27 6 km 17 mi Istanbul Kapikule Regional Metro nbsp nbsp Bus 79Y 89A 143 BN1 H 3 MR40 MR42 MR50 MR51History edit nbsp A train arriving at Sirkeci station with E8000 EMUs in June 2007 nbsp Second right and third generation EMUs at Sirkeci station The line was originally built by the Oriental Railway CO in 1872 as a part of their Istanbul Vienna main line 1 The railway started to operate trains when the line reached Edirne in 1873 The CO was absorbed by the Turkish State Railways TCDD in 1937 and TCDD started to operate steam powered commuter service on the line The line was electrified in 25 kV AC in 1955 25 kV AC electrification technology was quite new at the time following the 1953 experiments in France and it made TCDD at the forefront in a suburb seashore environment This electrification enabled a frequent commuter service with E8000 EMUs TCDD took also delivery of three E4000 electric locomotives 2 for hauled trains In the 1970s new E14000 EMUs started to appear on the line and in the 1990s the E4000 locomotives were retired New E23000 EMUs were put into service on September 19 2010 With the addition of the new EMUs the E8000s were finally retired In 2003 the Marmaray project started construction of a tunnel underneath the Bosphorus as well as the upgrade to this line 3 Plans were finalized and the line closed on June 19 2013 for at least 2 years 4 Part of it has been replaced by the underground Marmaray line though the Kazlicesme station was replaced with a new surface station somewhat closer to central Istanbul the Yenikapi station was replaced with an underground station and the stations Yedikule Kocamustafapasa Kumkapi and Cankurtaran were indefinitely closed A new underground station was built in Sirkeci from where the tunnel under the Bosphorus runs In June 2015 a plan to renovate and reopen the stations closed as a part of the Marmaray project was conceived with plans to open a new line in 2019 5 which later turned into the T6 line opening in February 2024 6 with surface station in Sirkeci is planned to be the terminus station for future long distance trains References edit CO History Archived March 31 2016 at the Wayback Machine www trainsofturky com TCDD History www trainsofturkey com Rails under the Bosporus Archived September 22 2010 at the Wayback Machine Railway Gazette International February 23 2009 12 Agustos 2013 tarihinden itibaren Istanbul Yedikule banliyo trenleri isletilmeyecektir TCDD August 6 2013 Archived from the original on August 13 2013 Retrieved December 1 2021 Gebze Halkali tren hatti seferleri yeni yilda basliyor ntv in Turkish November 27 2018 Retrieved December 25 2018 Sirkeci Kazlicesme Rayli Sistem Hatti bugun acilacak TRT in Turkish February 25 2024 Retrieved February 26 2024 See also editIstanbul Pythio railway Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Istanbul suburban amp oldid 1214199647, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
