Turkey opens Europe-Asia railway tunnel

Turkey has opened a railway tunnel linking Europe and Asia, realising a plan initially proposed by an Ottoman sultan 150 years ago.

Turkey opens Europe-Asia railway tunnel
Tue, 29 Oct, 2013 - 17:54

Turkey has opened a railway tunnel linking Europe and Asia, realising a plan initially proposed by an Ottoman sultan 150 years ago.

The Marmaray tunnel runs under the Bosporus, the strait that connects the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara and divides Istanbul between Asia and Europe. The tunnel is 8.5 miles long, including an underwater stretch of 4,593 ft.

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