Public transport in Istanbul will be free on New Year's Eve
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) has announced that public transport vehicles will provide free service on New Year's Eve, connecting December 31 to January 1, and throughout January 1.
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Public transport in Istanbul will be free on January 1. Metro Istanbul has announced that it has adjusted its schedules for New Year's Eve, with 10 metro lines remaining open until morning on the night connecting December 31 to January 1.
The transport service that will operate until morning on New Year's Eve will cover the following 10 lines:
Yenikapı-Atatürk Airport
Yenikapı-Kirazlı
Yenikapı-Hacıosman
Kirazlı-Kayaşehir Merkez
Kadıköy-Sabiha Gökçen Airport
Üsküdar-Çekmeköy
Levent-Boğaziçi University/Hisarüstü
Yıldız-Mahmutbey
Bostancı-Dudullu/Parseller
Bahariye-Olimpiyat
Additionally, due to the New Year, services on the Kabataş-Bağcılar, Kadıköy-Moda, Topkapı-Mescidi Selam, Eminönü-Alibeyköy tram lines, and the Taksim-Kabataş and Boğaziçi University-Hisarüstü-Aşiyan funicular lines have been extended until 02:00.
EQUIVALENT TO CIRCUMNAVIGATING THE WORLD 3 THOUSAND 28 TIMES
Metro Istanbul also shared its achievements for 2023. According to the 2023 year-end balance sheet, the distance covered by Metro Istanbul's services is equivalent to circumnavigating the world 3 thousand 28 times. While a total of 831 million 409 thousand 209 passengers were transported during the year, with the opening of the M8 Bostancı-Dudullu/Parseller Metro Line in 2023 and the addition of new stations to the M7, T5, and M3 lines, the network reached a total of 18 lines and 216 stations spanning 216 kilometers.