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P ut in service in 1876, Istanbul’s Tünel subterranean urban rail line is the second old- est in the world (after London). However, despite the fact that several plans and studies were made for new routes following the first line, they were put on hold until 1987. Construction of the Istanbul Metro on the European side of the city began in 1992, but due to construction delays from the numerous archeological sites discovered during the drilling process, the first part of the system was not opened until 2000. Currently, Istanbul Metro is an important part of the city’s rail network, which consists of light rail, tramway, funicular and commuter rail. Twenty km of its fully underground line is in operation, and 24 km (with 22 stations) more is under construction. Levent-Ayazag˘a Metro, Lot 2 is one of the system’s major routes on the European side. The line is part of the M2 route and connected across approximately 20 km to S¸is¸hane station in Beyog˘lu. Lot 2 consists of three underground stations, including Hacıosman Station, having the largest number of passenger-transportation units in the entire metro network. This station is lo- cated on the way to Tarabya from Maslak, one of the main traffic axes of the city. High passenger demand in this station is met with the installation of 48 escalators and four el- evators at seven different floor levels. ThyssenKrupp Elevator Turkey was awarded the escalator contract for Lot 2 in June 2008. Although the contract initially included only two stations, Hacıosman Station was added to its scope in the last quarter of 2009. Supply of such a large number of units in one station required vigorous planning. Installation, tests and commissioning stages were car- ried out as smoothly as possible. ThyssenKrupp Elevator supplied its Tugela escalator, developed for operation at trade fairs, congress centers, airports and railway stations. It is suitable for continuous opera- HacıosmanMetro Station, Istanbul, Turkey submitted by Begoña Flores, ThyssenKrupp Elevator Southern Europe, Africa and Middle East

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