Kadir Topbaş, the longest rail system in the world will be in Istanbul

Kadir Topbaş, The longest rail system in the world will be in Istanbul: Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Kadir Topbaş said, “We will build a 2019 kilometer rail road in 400. Finally, the rail system will reach 999 kilometers. This will be the longest rail system in the world. ”
Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım attended the groundbreaking ceremony of the Bakırköy-Bahçelievler-Kirazlı metro line. Minister of Transportation, Maritime Affairs and Communications Ahmet Arslan, AK Party Deputy Chairman Hayati Yazıcı, Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Kadir Topbaş and Istanbul Governor Vasip Şahin attended the ceremony. The program started with a moment of silence and reading of the National Anthem.
Speaking here, Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Kadir Topbaş said, “Istanbul is a safe city. All the cities of the world struggle with transportation. We have made serious studies by closely following all the developments in the world. We prepared master plans. Subway everywhere, metro everywhere. Half-hour maximum walking distance will be easily accessible everywhere. We are laying the foundation of the 9-station metro line in Bakırköy İDO direction in Bağcılar Kirazlı, Istanbul. ”
“METRO LINE WILL BE 9 KILOMETER LENGTH, 9 STATIONS”
Mayor Kadir Topbas, drawing attention to Turkey's development in recent years, "we have come to this point a municipality to municipality could not pay salaries. Mr. President has always said to us, 'There are 3 things at the core of success. Human, money, time management '. We are trying to do this with our team, "he said.
Expressing that the rail system will be extended further, Kadir Topbaş said, “We will build 2019 kilometers of railroads in 400. Finally, the rail system will reach 999 kilometers. This will be the longest rail system in the world. This year we allocated around 8 billion shares from the investment budget to transportation. ”
Topbas, Bakirkoy-Bahcelievler-Kirazlı metro line will be composed of 9 kilometers and 9 station, he added.