GAZİRAY Suburban Line, which will be served by Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality, will start its flights on November 5 with the presence of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Test drives of the 16-stop GAZİRAY Suburban Line, which is carried out in cooperation with Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality and the Republic of Turkey State Railways (TCDD), connecting Gaziantep Small Industrial Site (KÜSGET) and organized industrial zones, continues.
In this context, GAZİRAY, which will connect the 5 Organized Industrial Zones (OIZ) and small industrial zones in the city, will meet the transportation needs of approximately 300 thousand workers and give a breath of fresh air to the urban traffic.
GAZİRAY, which is planned to be integrated with other transportation channels in the city in the future, will also work in integration with RAYBÜS, which will travel between Nizip and Gaziantep.
Gaziantep Metropolitan Mayor Fatma Şahin, who made inspections with Gaziantep Governor Davut Gül and his technical team, participated in the test drive between Gaziantep Train Station and Beylerbeyi stop.
ŞAHİN: TODAY WE HAVE THE RESULT OF APPROXIMATELY 10 YEARS OF WORK
President Fatma Şahin, in her statement after the test drive, emphasized the importance of rail systems for countries and cities and said:
“Under the leadership of President Erdoğan, important projects in Turkey's transportation were implemented. One of the biggest problems of Gazi city is transportation. It is necessary to make huge transportation investments and strengthen the railway network in metropolitan cities. Our ancestors did it 100 years ago, and now we have completed a very important legacy that we will leave to our grandchildren. We are getting the result of nearly 10 years of work today, we will open it on November 5th. We are a city of workers, our city has to work. Between the small industry and the organization, we have built an infrastructure where our employees can go to work in comfort, safety, health and return home peacefully.”
GÜL: GAZİRAY WILL PROVIDE IMPORTANT CONVENIENCE FOR CITY CENTER LIVES AND EMPLOYEES
Gaziantep Governor Davut Gül stated that 80 percent of Gaziantep's population lives in the city center and said, “Public transportation is very important for Gaziantep. With GAZİRAY, 25 kilometers of rail system will be created in the city, 5,5 kilometers of which is underground. In fact, a subway is actually formed with the project and it has 16 stations. The project will provide significant convenience for both employees and those living in the city center.” he said.
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