Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 28
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
Five metro stations will be built in Istanbul in 2019, the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Turkey told Trend Nov. 28.
The commissioning of new metro stations will contribute to the improvement of passenger traffic, the ministry said.
On July 3, a source in the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Turkey told Trend that the length of the Istanbul metro lines will be increased by 600 kilometers.
Istanbul’s metro consists of eight lines, six of which are in the European part of the city. There are about 70 stations in Istanbul metro, the length of its lines is 160 kilometers.
Previously, it was reported that 10.8 billion Turkish liras will be invested in development of Turley's railway infrastructure in 2018.
The work is underway in Turkey to implement 50 transport and communication projects.
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