Our Understanding of Contribution to Society

Metro Istanbul is a subsidiary company established in 1988 by Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality to operate the urban rail systems. Metro Istanbul operates the existing metro, tram, cable car and funicular lines in Istanbul. Total length of urban rail system operation throughout Istanbul is 262.15 kilometres and Metro Istanbul covers 183.15 kilometres of this network. Metro Istanbul renders services to more than 2 million passengers every day with 16 lines it operates.

Metro Istanbul acts by prioritising the public interest in all its services. Considering that it is not enough to provide services only in the field of transportation, Metro Istanbul aims to provide the transportation needs of the residents of the city in the most efficient, comfortable and fastest way, while also creating the necessary opportunities for its passengers to enjoy the services it carries out in metro areas. For this reason, Metro Istanbul adopts the principle of increasing the quality of life of our citizens with the social, cultural and artistic activities it organises with the awareness that Metro Istanbul is there on behalf of the public and exists for the public.

With the understanding that it is a part of the whole, Metro Istanbul embraces the issues of environment, women, children, culture-arts and sports, and takes actions within this framework. In line with the principles of continuous development and improvement, Metro Istanbul closely follows sectoral developments and technological developments. In this sense, Metro Istanbul examines the practices of other operators throughout the world and implements the best practices of such operators that are members of international organisations.