Eurasia Tunnel
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The Eurasia Tunnel (Turkish: Avrasya Tüneli) is a road tunnel in Istanbul, Turkey, crossing underneath the Bosphorus strait. The tunnel was officially opened on 20 December 2016[4][5][6] and opened to traffic on 22 December 2016.
Overview | |
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Official name | Avrasya Tüneli |
Location | Bosphorus Strait, Istanbul, Turkey |
Coordinates | 41°00′17″N 28°59′41″E |
Status | Open |
Route | E80 / D.100 |
Start | Kumkapı, Fatih (Europe) |
End | Haydarpaşa (Asia) |
Operation | |
Work begun | 26 February 2011 |
Opened | 22 December 2016 |
Owner | Eurasia Tunnel Operation Construction and Investment Inc. (ATAŞ) (until operation period) Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (after operation period) |
Operator | Eurasia Tunnel Operation Construction and Investment Inc. (ATAŞ) Egis Tunnels |
Traffic | car, minibus, van, motorcycle |
Character | Undersea, double-deck tunnel |
Toll | 80 TRY for automobiles, 120 TRY for minibuses, 31.20 TRY for motorcycles[1] Half toll applies 00:00-04:59 |
Technical | |
Length | 5.4 km (3.4 mi)[2] |
No. of lanes | 2 x 2 |
Operating speed | 70 km/h (43 mph)[3] |
The 5.4 km (3.4 mi) double-deck tunnel connects Kumkapı on the European part and Koşuyolu, Kadıköy, on the Anatolian part of Istanbul[7] with a 14.6 km (9.1 mi) route including the tunnel approach roads.[8] It crosses the Bosphorus beneath the seabed at a maximum depth of −106 m (348 ft).[9][10][11] It is about 1 km (0.62 mi) south of the undersea railway tunnel Marmaray, which was opened on 29 October 2013.[12] The journey between the two continents takes about 5 minutes.[4][8][10][13] Toll is collected in both directions; since February 2020, ₺36.40 (about $4 US) for cars and ₺54.70 ($6 US) for minibuses.[14] In February 2021 the toll increased by 26% to ₺46 (approx. $6.20) and ₺69 (~$9.30) respectively.[15]