Spanish delay to Marmaray

Spanish delay to Marmaray: Marmay, which connects the European and Anatolian sides with tubes under the Bosphorus HalkalıIt has been reported that the project to extend up to was suspended because it came to a halt.

According to Aydınlık's report, Marmaray, which Istanbul residents are waiting impatiently HalkalıThe extension project was suspended due to the financial problems of the Spanish contractor firm.

Ulaşım Sirkeci-Halkalı”And“ Haydarpaşa-Gebze ”suburban train lines were stopped in 2012 within the scope of the Marmaray project. Marmaray, which was partially put into service last year and cost 5.5 billion TL, provides transportation only in the 14 km section between “Ayrılıkçeşme-Kazlıçeşme”. According to the project Kazlıçeşme-Halkalı and the suburban lines between Haydarpaşa and Gebze would be improved electrically, mechanically and structurally and integrated into Marmaray.

ISTANBUL PEOPLE WAITING

Istanbulites, who have been victimized by the removal of suburban trains on the European and Asian sides of Istanbul for years, patiently HalkalıIt is waiting to be extended to. According to the announced plan, Marmaray should be fully operational in 2015. However, the work to improve the suburban lines has almost stopped on both sides. Dismantled train tracks and demolished train stations create a complete visual pollution.

The reason for this situation is the suspension of the works due to the financial difficulty of the Spanish OHL company, which has been awarded the project's tender to lay the railway tracks.

IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CREATE TO 2015

A senior TCDD official, who gave information on the subject, said that the Spanish company was paid according to the terms of the tender, but OHL took the work slowly, even stopped it by citing the increase in project costs.

Explaining that there has been a crisis for a while due to this negative development and no solution has been found yet, the official said Marmaray's HalkalıHe emphasized that it is not possible for the stage until 2015 to catch up.

ISTANBUL - Edirne FIGHTS STOP

Stating that the train services between Istanbul and Edirne also stopped due to the Marmaray project, the official said, “Previously, there were at least three reciprocal flights a day from Istanbul to Edirne. There was a serious tourism activity. "This line has been canceled due to Marmaray."