Pending since 2016 to improve the public transportation system in Diyarbakır Light Rail System Project, came to the agenda again. Diyarbakir Metropolitan Municipality started its work by revising the project, Diyarbakir Governor Murat Zorluoglu stated that it will support the project to provide financial support. This development is considered an important turning point in terms of urban transportation.
Governor Zorluoğlu Will Support the Project
At the Diyarbakir Provincial Coordination Board meeting, the Secretary General of the Metropolitan Municipality We saw Emrullah, He mentioned the Light Rail System Project and drew attention to the importance of the project in public transportation. Thereupon, Governor Murat Zorluoglu, showed special interest in the project and requested detailed information from the municipal authorities.
In line with this demand, On February 14 at the Diyarbakir Governor's Office A large-scale meeting was held. Metropolitan Municipality Secretary General Emrullah Gördük, Head of Research and Project Department Murat Akbaş and Rail Systems Branch Manager Soner Gönenç, Governor Zorluoğlu and Deputy Governor Murat YildizHe presented the technical and financial details of the project for about an hour.
As a result of the meeting Zorluoğlu stated that he was pleased with the project and that he would assist with ILBANK and Treasury support for financing.This support is of great importance in accelerating the project.
Rail System Department is Established
Diyarbakir Metropolitan Municipality Co-chair Serra Bucak, stated that they put the project back on the agenda after taking office and that it needed to be updated. Bucak, to implement the project They will work with expert companies and experienced teams. He made the following statements:
“We took this project off the shelf and started revision work. We met with many companies and want to move forward with teams experienced in rail systems. In addition, in order to manage this project more healthily, We are establishing a Rail System Department"We will ensure that this presidency receives approval from the municipal council. At the same time, our efforts to raise financial resources continue."
This step will ensure that the project is carried out by a professional team and implemented more effectively.
Technical Details of the Project and Planned Goals
Providing information about the technical details of the Light Rail System Project Metropolitan Municipality Secretary General Emrullah Gördük, the system It will be 14 kilometers long and consist of 20 stations. He stated. The prominent details of the project are as follows:
- Total route length: 14 kilometers
- Number of stations: 20
- Travel time: From one end to the other 37 minutes
- Number of vehicles in the first stage: 20 (18 vehicles will be actively working, 2 vehicles will be kept in reserve)
- Daily passenger capacity in the first stage: 75 thousand people
- Capacity increase is targeted until 2040
With the implementation of this project, public transportation in Diyarbakır will become faster, more comfortable and safer. Also, with the completion of the project reduced traffic congestion ve an environmentally friendly transportation alternative is planned to be created.
A New Era Begins in Diyarbakır's Transportation
These steps taken to modernize the public transportation system in Diyarbakır are promising in terms of the implementation of the long-awaited Light Rail System in the city. Governor Zorluoğlu's promise of financial support ve Efforts of the Metropolitan Municipality to accelerate technical studies, shows that the project is progressing with concrete steps.
These developments, By strengthening the transportation infrastructure of Diyarbakır, it aims to provide faster, more reliable and more economical transportation to its citizens.. The stages the project will go through in the coming period and when it will be implemented are awaited with curiosity.
