A new metro line connecting central Istanbul and the city's international airport officially opened to the public on Sunday, January 22, featuring driverless trains that can travel up to 120kph.
"This 800 000 daily capacity metro line will allow travel from Kagithane Station to Istanbul Airport in 24 minutes," Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during the opening ceremony.
The 34km metro line between Kagithane Station in central Istanbul and Istanbul Airport boasts Turkey’s fastest trains. The fully-automated units built by Chinese company CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive (CRRC ZELC) made up China's first driverless metro project for the overseas market.
