Istanbul welcomes integration of new metro route

Part of the new metro route, which will connect Istanbul’s Kabataş and Mahmutbey neighborhoods with a total of 19 stations, was inaugurated into the transport system on Monday with the attendance of officials from the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB).

The opening of the 2-kilometer (1.24-mile) Mecidiyeköy-Fulya-Yıldız route was made operational, starting from Mecidiyeköy and ending after two stops, in the presence of crowds of citizens eager to use the route.

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu joined the opening ceremony, stating that the IBB said ”Hello” to the new year by inaugurating the Baltalimanı Biological Waste Water Treatment Plant on Jan. 1; the Mecidiyeköy-Fulya-Yıldız metro line, which they opened for service on Monday; and the Dudullu-Bostancı metro line, which will be open to citizens starting on Jan. 6.