ISTANBUL ELECTRICITY, TUNNEL AND TRAMWAY GENERAL DIRECTORATE İETT İlker Bektaş Industrial Engineer Transportation System Development Specialist, General Directorate of İETT, Turkey

Public Transportation Perspective

Every year seven cities are added, the equivalent to New York, in world Public Transportation Perspective

economical

enviromental social İstanbul

Population is over 14 million

Total Vehicle : 3.230.900 Total Private Car : 2.146.250 Speed of Increase: %4,5

Daily number of public transportation trips 13 million

ISTANBUL They call her chaos, we call her opportunity Mode Share

Titre du graphique Sea Rail Transport Transport 2% 14%

Road Transport 84% Integrated Fare System Numbers of Istanbulcards (Smardcard) In Use By Years

16 891 363 12 695 481 9 322 842 5 929 395

1 329 109 225 847

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Over 6 million usage on daily basis

9 The world's first inter-continental bus rapid transit (BRT) system connects Europe to Asia via the Bosphorus Bridge. Why BRT – Bus Rapid Transit? . A concept that is unified with the city and that contributes to the cities development, . Full control over the system and fleet with (ITS) İntelligent Transportation Systems,

. Rapid embarking and disembarking through all doors by pre-boarding payment, . The need for transport systems that solve traffic congestion,

. Sufficient capacity to cover high transportation demand, . Flexible application according to society’s needs,

. Fast implementation and constant development, . Fast and comfortable transportation,

. Less vehicles for more passengers, . Reliable in terms of punctuality,

. Low investment cost, . Low operation cost,

. Environmental friendly. İstanbul BRT line general info

• Bus-stops enable docking of bi-articulated buses on the median artery (mid-part) of the lane. • Entire BRT fleet is low floor, having Euro III, IV and V emission standarts. • Buses are suited to the specification of the line. Buses and bus stops have ramps for the disabled. • Other transport modes are integrated to the system. BRT is Completed in 4 phases

Zincirlikuyu

Beylikdüzü Topkapı Avcılar Söğütlüçeşme

Area Population Area Population Area Population Area Population 853,987 2,809,100 2,505,814 1,080,351

4. Phase 1. Phase 2. Phase 3. Phase Avcılar – Beylikdüzü Avcılar – Topkapı Topkapı – Zincirlikuyu – 9,7 km – 10 stations 18,3 km – 15 stations Zincirlikuyu Söğütlüçeşme 2012 2007 11,8 km - 11 stations 11,5 km – 2008 8 stations 2009

The 52 km system, which operates 24 hours/day, is operating at or above capacity from 7 in the morning till 8 at night during weekdays with time savings exceeding 1 hour/direction. Phase I; Avcılar - Topkapı

• First BRT line in Turkey. . As in other major projects worldwide, political • Operation start: 17.09.2007. enforcement supported the sustainability. • Length: 18,3 km • Construction time: 8 months . Firstly public resistance was high; but acceptance • 14 bus-stops & 2 turning terminals. skyrocketed rapidly due to speedy and uninterrupted transport, a dedicated line, no crossing & no intersection.

14 Phase I; Topkapı turning point

15 Phase II; Topkapı - Zincirlikuyu

– BRT System enters the Main Business District! • Operation start: 08.09.2008 • Length: 11,8 km – Public acceptance and demand increases. • Construction time: 77 Days • 11 bus-stops & 1 turning terminal.

16 Phase III, Zincirlikuyu - Söğütlüçeşme

• First and only İntercontinental BRT line. . Until the bridge, buses are running at the dedicated • Operation start: 03.09.2009 BRT lanes, but unite to the traffic on the bridge. Later • Length: 11,5 km again divert to the BRT lanes. • Construction time: 5 months • 7 bus-stops & 1 turning terminal.

Bosphorus Bridge is crossed

17Source: Embarq Phase IV, Beylikdüzü - Avcılar

. High Demand for Metrobus by public.. • Operation start: 13.09.2011 • Length: 10 km • Construction time: 5 months • 11 bus-stops & 1 turning terminal.

18Source: Embarq Ticketing

• Fare collection is done pre-boarding enabling rapid boarding into the buses. • Common ticket system is used throughout the city. The system is integrated into the existing public transport system with direct interchanges into the suburban rail system, the tram and metro systems at multiple stations.

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Integration

Zincirlikuyu

Söğütlüçeşme

Topkapı

Avcılar Integration

Today the system carries over 850,000 passengers daily, with 20% of its ridership coming from car owners who have opted to use the BRT. Metrobus System Features

Time Periods Headway

Peak hours 15 sec.

Other than Peak hours 45-60 sec.

Night (20.00-01.00) 45 sec- 5 min.

Night (01.00-01.30) 7-10 min.

Night (01.30-05.00) 30 min. Line km 52 Bus stops 44 Vehicles 520 İn service/day 495 Trip numbers/day 4.750 Passengers/day 850.000 Last 5 Year Performance

Metrobüs Optimization 350 000 000,00

300 000 000,00

250 000 000,00 %14

200 000 000,00

Trips 150 000 000,00

100 000 000,00

50 000 000,00

- 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Metrobüs 160 746 153,00 177 367 148,00 203 912 370,00 232 679 265,00 250 146 824,00 287 345 825,00 Passengers per day (thousands)

Metrobús-Q, Quito 560

TransMilenio, Bogotã 1 600

SIT-Optibús, Léon 220

Transjakarta, Jakarta 260

Metrobús, México City 450

BRT1, Beijing 120

Megabús, Pereira 115

Metrovía, Guayaquil 300

Macrobús, Guadalajara 127

Janmarg, Ahmedabad 35

Metrobüs, Istanbul 850

0 200 400 600 800 1 000 1 200 1 400 1 600 1 800 Passangers per hour per directions

RIT, Curitiba 13 000 Metrobús-Q, Quito 12 000 TransMilenio, Bogotã 43 000 São Paulo 20 000 SIT-Optibús, Léon 6 000 Transjakarta, Jakarta 3 600 Metrobús, México City 9 000 BRT1, Beijing 8 000 Megabús, Pereira 6 900 Metrovía, Guayaquil 6 500 Transantiago, Santiago 22 000 Macrobús, Guadalajara 5 000 Janmarg, Ahmedabad 1 780 Metrobüs, Istanbul 41.000

0 5 000 10 000 15 000 20 000 25 000 30 000 35 000 40 000 45 000 50 000 Commercial Speeds(km/h)

RIT, Curitiba 19 Metrobús-Q, Quito 18,5 TransMilenio, Bogotã 28 São Paulo 18 SIT-Optibús, Léon 18 Transjakarta, Jakarta 15 Metrobús, México City 19 BRT1, Beijing 21 Megabús, Pereira 20 Metrovía, Guayaquil 22 Transantiago, Santiago 18 Macrobús, Guadalajara 21 Janmarg, Ahmedabad 24 Metrobüs, Istanbul 40

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 Metrobus Outcomes

Savings • 52 min. a day on Travel Time • 316 hrs. a year Savings • Up to 61% reduction on Travel Cost

• 209 Buses Savings on Vehicle used • 1.296 Minibuses

Fuel Savings on Pub. Trans. • 242 tones fuel Operations • 64% reduction in accidents

• Reduction of 80.000 vehicles from roads Environment • Daily 623 tones CO2 reduction

• 18 lines were cancelled Savings on Lines • 11 lines were shortened

Customer Satisfaction • %90 Customer Satisfaction THANKS