TURKEY: Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality has awarded Hyundai Rotem a US$316m contract to supply 75 four-car metro trainsets, the supplier announced on April 25. Deliveries are due to take place between 2016 and the end of 2021.
The trains are to be used on Line M7, which will connect Kabataş and Mahmutbey on the European side of the city. The 18 km line will have 15 stations and will be electrified at 1·5 kV DC overhead.
TURKEY: Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality has called tenders for 75 four-car trainsets to operate on the future Line M7 of the Istanbul metro. The first tranche of deliveries would take place up to 42 months after the contract signing. Two trainsets are to be delivered 22 months after signing, with ...
TURKEY: President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Mayor Kadir Topbaş attended the opening of Istanbul metro’s Line M6 at 17.00 on April 19. The 3·3 km line runs east from Levent station on Line M2 to Boğaziçi Üniversitesi/Rumeli Hisarüstü with two intermediate stations. The line has an initial capacity of ...
TURKEY: Hyundai Rotem has been selected to supply 17 four-car metro trainsets to operate Istanbul Line M2 under a €77·5m contract. The Korean company’s bid was selected by Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality ahead of a lowed priced offer from CNR Changchun. The cars are to be built in Adana by ...
