What is the approved budget of İzmir Metro M2 (Buca Metro)?
The M2 of the Izmir Metro, also called the Ucyol-Buca line (Izmir Metro Project III), is the 13.5 km underground line with 11 stations and 6 km of depot access tunnels from the central districts of Konak and Karabaglar to Buca in Izmir, Turkey, expected to carry about 350,000 passengers a day, whose construction started on 14 February 2022 and which Wikipedia expects to enter service in late 2027. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development lists a total project cost of EUR 652 million, with an EBRD loan of EUR 125 million approved on 28 April 2021, while Wikipedia says the line will cost USD 765 million.
Approved budget
€652 million
Approximately $771.15 million
Cost basis: 2021
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Basis of the published figure
Approved budget2021
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Key dimensions
- Total lengthEuropean Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- 13.5 km
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