Private company
Logo: Metro İstanbul, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Istanbul's rail operator
Metro İstanbul is a public rail transport operator headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey. 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.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Metro İstanbul is a public rail transport operator headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey.2
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.
From Wikipedia’s article on Metro Istanbul, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Metro lines:
Yenikapı - Atatürk Airport
Yenikapı - Halkalı-Üniversite
Yenikapı - Hacıosman
Sanayi Mahallesi - Seyrantepe
Bakırköy Sahil - Kayaşehir Merkez
Kadıköy - Sabiha Gökçen Airport - İçmeler
Üsküdar - Sultanbeyli
Levent - Boğaziçi Üniversitesi/Hisarüstü
Kabataş - Hastane
Bostancı - Parseller
Ataköy - Olimpiyat
Tram lines:
Kabataş - Bağcılar
Kadıköy - Moda (Ring) Heritage Tramway
Topkapı - Arnavutköy
Eminönü - Alibeyköy Cep Otogarı
Funicular lines:
Taksim - Kabataş
Boğaziçi Üni./Hisarüstü–Aşiyan
Gondola lines:
Maçka - Taşkışla
Eyüp - Piyer Loti
From Wikipedia’s article on Metro Istanbul, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
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