Recently, the new airport line in Istanbul, Turkey was officially opened, and the subway train made in China was operated by passengers. This is the first subway line put into operation at the largest airport in Europe, marking China's first 120km/h fully automatic driverless subway train project to be exported overseas.

The Istanbul New Airport Line connects Istanbul Airport and the city center, and is the first high-speed subway line in Turkey's history. The subway train was developed by CRRC ZELC, with a design speed of 120 kilometers per hour, a 4-car marshalling, and a maximum passenger capacity of 1,100 people.

Turkish President announces opening of line

Zhou Qinghe, chairman of CRRC ZELC, said that from product output to technology output, and then to multi-dimensional cooperation in technology and capital, this is the Chinese rail transit equipment enterprise represented by CRRC ZELC. Participate in and help the vivid practice of economic and social development of countries along the route.

Turkish president test rides on train

CRRC Turkey employees are proud to participate in the opening of the subway

In the process of cooperating with the Turkmenistan, CRRC ZELC created the three most records in Turkey's urban rail transit, namely: in 2020, it overcame the impact of the epidemic and achieved the world's fastest subway train development and delivery speed for 6 months; in 2021, the train During the test run, it ran at a speed of 120.75 kilometers per hour, breaking the Turkish subway speed record; the train is designed according to the fully automatic driving mode with no one involved, and is the highest level of fully automatic unmanned subway vehicles in Turkey.

The 34-kilometer line opened this time passes through 9 stations in three areas of Istanbul. It is estimated that the average daily traffic volume can reach 800,000 passengers, and the time from the city center to the new airport will be reduced to less than half an hour. It improves the convenience of European and Asian passengers transiting.Editor/Ma Xue