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English   BRT in Istanbul: Mercedes-Benz CapaCity highly effective and popular as a comfortable rapid transit bus with a high capacity
22.08.2009 von admin

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BRT in Istanbul: Mercedes-Benz CapaCity highly effective and popular as a comfortable rapid transit bus with a high capacity
  • 250 CapaCity highly successful as a Metrobus for Istanbul
  • 1 million passengers daily
  • High speed and short turnaround
  • Comfortable travel at pleasant temperatures
  • CapaCity: highly manoeuvrable and easy to steer
  • Distinctive design – environmentally friendly technology
  • Urban public transport with a long tradition – IETT as the central organisation
  • BRT systems increasingly popular – independent advice from a team of experts
  • CapaCity and Citaro – two models working hand in hand
  • Metrobus Istanbul – facts and figures


The Mercedes-Benz CapaCity impressively demonstrates the attractiveness and cost-effectiveness of the bus as a transport system. As a high-capacity vehicle not restricted to on-rail operation, it combines the advantages of a bus, i.e. great flexibility and high cost-effectiveness, with attributes of a tram system such as a high passenger capacity.

250 CapaCity highly successful as a Metrobus for Istanbul

With 250 CapaCity ordered and delivered for operation in Istanbul, this XXL bus from Mercedes-Benz has proved its worth in every respect. The extra-long (19.5 m) articulated buses cover the new Metrobus route on a non-stop basis, and the fleet is augmented with Citaro articulated buses. During the first quarter of 2009 all the 100 CapaCity buses ordered at the end of 2008 were delivered to the transport operator, Istanbul Elektrik Tramvay ve Tünel (IETT). The first section of the new Metrobus route was taken into service in September 2007. This BRT route originally ran between the suburb of Avcilar in north-western Istanbul and Topkapi in the city centre, but was extended in 2008 to include a Topkapi – Zincirlikuyu connection by virtue of high customer acceptance. This extension increased the original route length of 18.3 kilometres to 29 kilometres. In March 2009 the third section between Europe and Asia became operational, extending the total route to 40.6 km. The buses travel in their own bus lanes.

At the beginning of this year the Metrobus project by the Istanbul city authorities was the recipient of a Sustainable Transport Award in Washington D.C. This award is given to projects that reduce greenhouse gases and improve the quality of life in the inner-city areas of major cities worldwide.



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