Thyssenkrupp Supplies Elevators and Escalators for Two Big Metro Lines in Istanbul

Thyssenkrupp Elevator won the tenders for elevators and escalators for Ataköy-İkitelli and Kirazlı-Bakırköy IDO metro lines. The company will provide mobility solutions to Istanbul’s two new metro lines with its 71 elevators, 216 escalators, and 6 moving walks.

Thyssenkrupp Asansör is the supplier of elevators, escalators and moving walks for the Ataköy-İkitelli Metro project of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality as well as the Kirazli-Bakirkoy IDO (İstanbul Deniz Otobüsleri/Istanbul Sea Buses) metro project of the Ministry of Transport in Istanbul. Ataköy-İkitelli metro line will be equipped with 45 elevators, 116 escalators and 6 moving walks, and the Kirazli-Bakirkoy IDO metro line will be equipped with 26 elevators and 100 escalators.

Victoria model escalators, used in metro projects in Europe, Asia and America, will be installed in these new metro lines of the city, important because of the number of stops, long coverage and high transport capacity. Heavy-duty Victoria escalators, designed for 24/7 uninterrupted service, will provide safe mobility in all climatic conditions.

On the other hand, the elevators are designed for high safety and transportation capacity, are compliant with European Standards and provide mobility with their 180 starts per hour.

The metro lines will cover a total length of 28 kilometers and are scheduled for completion in 2022. The 19 stations will be able to accommodate 105,000 passengers per hour, providing connections between the Metrobus fast transit line connecting the city’s European side from east to west, as well as between the Marmaray, Basaksehir-Kirazli and Aksaray Airport metro lines.

Installation will start in November

“With our elevator, escalator and moving walks, we will serve a busy line, where more than 100,000 people circulate. These two lines will connect two critical points of Istanbul where millions of people live, and also support social and economic life. We have started manufacturing the elevators and escalators for these projects, which will be completed in 2022 and put into service of people in İstanbul. We plan on starting the installation in November. We are proud of reminding that 70 percent of the metro lines in Istanbul are equipped with the thyssenkrupp Elevator brand. Having an efficient transportation system in such a metropolitan is of utmost importance. İstanbul will play in the first league of European megacities in terms of urban mobility,” said thyssenkrupp Elevator CEO  İsmail Polat.