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  13.12.2022
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Metro Istanbul, became the head of TÜRSİD Line and Structure Commission 

Metro Istanbul, one of the affiliate companies of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM), hosted the 16th meeting of the Line and Structure Commission operating under the All Rail Systems Operators Association (TÜRSİD). With the decision taken at the meeting, Metro Istanbul became the Head of TURSID's Line and Structure Commission.

Metro Istanbul hosted the 16th meeting of the Line and Structure Commission, operating under the roof of TURSID, between 24th and 25th November.

Representatives of managers and engineers from Metro Istanbul, Antalya Ulasim AŞ, Estram, Ulasimpark AS, Gaziulas, Samulas, Izmir Metro AS, Burulas AS companies attended the meeting. In the intensive two-day meeting, the development of urban rail systems in Turkey, the maintenance of critical equipment in railways, solutions to reduce environmental noise, the maintenance and consolidation of maintenance on the railways, the fully automatic domestic lubrication system developed for rail abrasion problems, the replacement of railway shears. Participants shared information and experience on subjects such as methods, rail grinding maintenance, tamping maintenance on ballasted superstructures, intervention to infrastructure problems and implementation of solutions. After the voting held at the meeting, Dogan Surmen, Metro Istanbul Railway and Construction Maintenance Manager, became the Head of TURSID's Line and Structure Commission.

Participants visited the lines and plants of Metro Istanbul
On the second day of the event, the meeting, where the participants were informed about the domestic vehicles used in T5 Cibali-Alibeykoy Coach Station Line, which is the first and only line of Turkey that takes its energy from the ground, continued with the tour of the T5 line. Then, information was given about the Metro Academy, which was established in 2022 by Metro Istanbul in order to train qualified technical personnel for the sector. In the continuation of the event, M5 Uskudar-Cekmekoy Metro Line was visited, information was given about the fully automated metro, a technical tour was organized at Behiç Erkin Plant, which has the first two-storey car parking area, and the command centre where 3 lines will be managed was visited.

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