Rapid transit in Turkey refers to the extensive network of urban rail systems serving major cities throughout Turkey. The rapid transit networks in the country consist primarily of metro, light rail, and tram systems.
History The Istanbul Metro, which opened its first line in 1989, marked the beginning of rapid transit development in Turkey. In the late 90s and early 2000s, other cities, such as Ankara and Bursa, initiated their own transit systems.
Current systems City Name ServiceopenedLastexpanded Lines System length Annual ridership(millions) Adana Adana Metro 2009 2010 131 14 (2011) Ankara Ankara Metro 1997 2023 573 Simply sum the lengths and number of stations on the operational lines to obtain the totals for the Ankara Metro. 158.5 (2023) Bursa Bursaray 2002 2014 402 91.3 (2010) Istanbul Istanbul Metro 1989 202414611 As for the latest length, please refer to website of public company https://www.metro.istanbul/en/ As for the size the system reached by the end of 2021, see As for the latest extension, see 542 (2022) İzmir İzmir Metro 2000 2024 241 100 (2019)
Under construction City NameConstruction startedProjectedopeningLinesStationsLength by first opening Gebze Gebze Metro 2018 2026112 15.4 km (9.6 mi) Konya Konya Metro 2020 2025122 21.1 km (13.1 mi) Mersin Mersin Metro 2022 2026111 13.4 km (8.3 mi)
See also Transportation in Turkey List of metro systems
References System references
Ridership references
Under construction system references
External links Urban rail systems in Turkey