Metro Istanbul, a subsidiary of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, covered the distance equivalent to circumnavigating the world 2023 times in its flights in 3.028. On October 6, the 3 million passenger limit was exceeded for the first time and the total number of passengers reached 831.409.209 during the year.
Metro Istanbul, a subsidiary of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM), has reached 2023 stations and 8 stations with a total length of 7 kilometers, with the new stations put into service on the M5 Bostancı-Dudullu/Parseller Metro Border, M3, T216 and M18 lines, which it opened in 216.
2.133.751 TRAIN TRIPS
In Metro Istanbul, which serves more than 3 million passengers a day on metro, tram, cable car and funicular lines, trains covered a total of 2023 kilometers and made 121.367.460 trips in 2.133.751.
Following the increase in the number of flights, the kilometers traveled increased by 2022 percent compared to 10,25. The number of trains serving in Metro Istanbul increased from 951 to 1.015. During the year, the trains traveled the equivalent of circumnavigating the world 3.028 times.
OVER 3 MILLION PASSENGERS WERE CARRIED FOR THE FIRST TIME
Metro Istanbul, which hosted a total of 2023 passengers in 831.409.209, carried the population of Istanbul approximately 52 times. The number of passengers increased by 2022 percent compared to 9,31. Thus, Metro Istanbul's share in Istanbul's public transportation became 34 percent.
The passenger record for 2023 was broken on Thursday, October 3.120.811, with 6 people. Thus, Metro Istanbul exceeded the 35 million passenger threshold for the first time in its 3-year history.
THE MOST PASSENGERS ARE IN HACIOSMAN METRO
While the 10 metro lines serving in Istanbul carried 612.912.419 passengers throughout the year, the border that hosted the most passengers was the M159.251.732 Yenikapı-Hacıosman Metro Border with 2 people.
This year, 210.321.849 passengers traveled within the tram borders. The border serving the most passengers was the T131.888.229 Kabataş-Bağcılar Tram Border with 1 people.
During the year, 6.233.230 Istanbulites traveled on the funicular lines and 1.941.711 on the cable car lines.
APPROXIMATELY 3 MILLION PASSENGERS USED THE NIGHT METRO
Metro Istanbul, which makes instant flight arrangements according to passenger density, doubled the number of additional trips in 2023 during events such as matches, concerts, rallies, congresses, the month of Ramadan and heavy snowfall, making a total of 20.885 additional trips. Night Metro application served a total of 2.991.033 passengers