Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoğlu announced that the Eurasia Tunnel, which reduced the journey time between the two continents to 5 minutes in Istanbul, was used by 704 motorcycle drivers daily in May and a total of 21 thousand motorcycle drivers, and said, “An average of 53 thousand vehicles in a day also preferred the Eurasia Tunnel. " said.
Transport and Infrastructure Minister Adil Karaismailoğlu stated in his written statement that the Eurasia Tunnel, which was put into service on December 22, 2016, reduced the journey time between the Asian and European continents to 5 minutes. Karaismailoğlu pointed out that the Eurasia Tunnel, which significantly relieved the traffic in Istanbul, started to serve motorcycle drivers as of May 1, and announced that 704 motorcycle drivers passed through the tunnel daily in a one-month period, and a total of 21 thousand motorcycle drivers.
EURASIA TUNNEL SAVE 10 BILLION TL
Announcing the number of vehicles used in May, Minister of Transport Karaismailoğlu pointed out that 53 thousand vehicles prefer the Eurasia Tunnel per day, and the number of vehicle crossings reached 1 million 641 thousand in a month. Karaismailoğlu stated that the highest vehicle pass last month was on May 68 with 755, and stated that since the day it was opened, the Eurasia Tunnel has saved a total of 2 billion TL from time, fuel and carbon emissions. Karaismailoğlu said, “Eurasia Tunnel, which is aimed to be an intercontinental transit alternative for motorcycle users who are adversely affected by bad weather conditions in the winter period, is charged as 10 TL for motorcycles in the daytime tariff between 05.00 - 23.59 and 20,70 TL for the night tariff between 00.00 - 04.59. " said
TRANSITIONS USING THE NIGHT SCHEDULE INCREASED 164 PERCENT IN MAY
Pointing out that a 1 percent discount on the night tariff has been applied in the Eurasia Tunnel as of January 2022, 50, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Karaismailoğlu continued his statement as follows;
“The Eurasia Tunnel has been providing 1 percent discount service between 2022 – 00.00 hours with the discount application depending on the transit time, which has been applied since January 04.59, 50. In May, the number of crossings made using the night tariff increased by 164 percent, and its share in daytime traffic increased by 154 percent. While the Eurasia Tunnel, which serves as a practical shortcut to save up to 1 hour in travels between two sides, shortens the road by 10 kilometers compared to other options, it saves time for its users; It also helps to significantly reduce fuel, emissions and vehicle maintenance costs.”
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