The Kagıtkhana-Istanbul Airport line, which is the fastest metro line has been commissioned in Turkiye.

Axar.az reports that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also participated in the opening ceremony of the new metro line.

The head of state went to Istanbul Airport by subway from Kagıthane.

The head of state, sitting in the cab of the driver, was accompanied by the Minister of Transport of Turkiye Adil Karaismailoglu and other officials.

Kagıtkhana-Istanbul Airport metro line is 34 kilometers long and passes through Kagıtkhana, Eyyubsultan and Arnavutköy districts.

There are 9 stations on the metro line and it has a daily capacity of 800,000 passengers. Trains will run at a speed of 90-120 km/h on the new line.