Marmaray rail tunnel
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The Marmaray rail tunnel is an undersea railway tunnel in Istanbul that connects the European and Asian sides of the city beneath the Bosporus Strait.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marmaray line | 6 |
| Marmaray | 3 |
| Marmaray rail line | 3 |
| Marmaray commuter rail | 2 |
| Marmaray Tüneli | 1 |
| Marmaray commuter rail line | 1 |
| Marmaray project | 1 |
| Marmaray rail tunnel canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rail infrastructure project
ⓘ
transportation structure ⓘ undersea railway tunnel ⓘ |
| cityServed | Istanbul ⓘ |
| connects |
Asian side of Istanbul
ⓘ
European side of Istanbul ⓘ |
| connectsContinent |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ |
| connectsStation |
Haydarpaşa Railway Station
ⓘ
surface form:
Ayrılık Çeşmesi station
Kazlıçeşme station ⓘ Kazlıçeşme station ⓘ
surface form:
Sirkeci station
Kazlıçeşme station ⓘ
surface form:
Yenikapı station
Kazlıçeşme station ⓘ
surface form:
Üsküdar station
|
| constructionMethod | immersed tube tunnel ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 2004 ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| crosses |
Bosporus
ⓘ
surface form:
Bosporus Strait
|
| designedFor |
commuter rail traffic
ⓘ
freight rail traffic ⓘ intercity rail traffic ⓘ |
| electrification | 25 kV AC overhead line ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
European Investment Bank
ⓘ
Government of Japan ⓘ Turkey ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Turkey
|
| gauge | 1435 mm ⓘ |
| hasNameInTurkish |
Marmaray rail tunnel
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Marmaray Tüneli
|
| languageOfName | Turkish ⓘ |
| lengthApproximate | 13.6 km (entire Marmaray rail link) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Istanbul
ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ |
| maximumDepthApproximate | 60 m below sea level ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Sea of Marmara
ⓘ
surface form:
Marmara Sea
|
| numberOfTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| opened | 2013-10-29 ⓘ |
| operator |
Turkish State Railways
ⓘ
surface form:
TCDD Taşımacılık
|
| owner |
Turkey
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Turkey
|
| partOf |
Istanbul commuter rail network
ⓘ
Marmaray rail tunnel self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Marmaray project
|
| passesUnder | Bosporus seabed ⓘ |
| purpose |
provide high-capacity cross-Bosporus rail link
ⓘ
reduce traffic congestion in Istanbul ⓘ |
| railwayLine | Halkalı–Gebze commuter rail line ⓘ |
| region | Marmara Region ⓘ |
| safetyFeature | earthquake-resistant design ⓘ |
| significance | first rail tunnel directly linking European and Asian sides of Istanbul ⓘ |
| trafficType |
freight
ⓘ
passenger ⓘ |
| underseaSectionLengthApproximate | 1.4 km ⓘ |
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Marmaray rail line
this entity surface form:
Marmaray line
this entity surface form:
Marmaray project
this entity surface form:
Marmaray Tüneli
subject surface form:
Metro line M4 (Istanbul)
this entity surface form:
Marmaray line
subject surface form:
Metro line M5 (Istanbul)
this entity surface form:
Marmaray line
this entity surface form:
Marmaray rail line
this entity surface form:
Marmaray
this entity surface form:
Marmaray
this entity surface form:
Marmaray line
this entity surface form:
Marmaray commuter rail line
this entity surface form:
Marmaray rail line
this entity surface form:
Marmaray line
this entity surface form:
Marmaray
subject surface form:
Bostancı
this entity surface form:
Marmaray commuter rail
this entity surface form:
Marmaray commuter rail
this entity surface form:
Marmaray line