Metro Istanbul

Metro İstanbul is a public rail transport operator headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey.^[1]

This article is about the company operating the rail transport of Istanbul. For Istanbul's metro system, see Istanbul Metro. For rapid transit systems of Istanbul, see Public transport in Istanbul.

Metro İstanbul

Behiç Erkin Complex in Ümraniye
Company type	Anonim Şirket
Industry	Public transport
Founded	1988; 37 years ago (1988)
Headquarters	Esenler, Istanbul , Turkey
Area served	Istanbul province
Key people	Özgür Soy (CEO)
Revenue	$255 million (2023)
Owner	Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Website	metro.istanbul

Established in 1988, the company is responsible for operating most of Istanbul's rail systems, including the Istanbul Metro, Istanbul Tram, funiculars and aerial tramways.

History

The company was founded under the name of İstanbul Ulaşım A.Ş. on 16 August 1988, while Istanbul's first modern public urban rail line was under construction (Aksaray-Kocatepe section of the M1 line). Almost 28 years later, on 20 May 2016, the company was renamed as Metro İstanbul.^[2]

Old logo of the company

Lines in operation

Metro lines:

• Yenikapı - Atatürk Airport
• Yenikapı - Kirazlı
• Yenikapı - Hacıosman
• Sanayi Mahallesi - Seyrantepe
• Bakırköy Sahil - Kayaşehir Merkez
• Kadıköy - Sabiha Gökçen Airport
• Üsküdar - Samandıra Merkez
• Levent - Boğaziçi Üniversitesi/Hisarüstü
• Yıldız - Mahmutbey
• Bostancı - Parseller
• Ataköy - Olimpiyat

Tram lines:

• Kabataş - Bağcılar
• Kadıköy - Moda (Ring) Heritage Tramway
• Topkapı - Mescid-i Selam
• Eminönü - Alibeyköy Cep Otogarı

Funicular lines:

• Taksim - Kabataş
• Boğaziçi Üni./Hisarüstü–Aşiyan

Gondola lines:

• Maçka - Taşkışla
• Eyüp - Piyer Loti