The Marmaray trains run in Istanbul from the European side under the Strait of Bosphorus to the Asian side a very short route, only 13,6 km long. Trains run every 5 to 10 minutes. There are very few seats in the trains, but lots of space for standing passengers and the service is very crowdy. This train, no. E32001 is the very first trainset of the Marmaray system. These trains were built in 2012 by the Korean company Hyundai Rotem.
Picture from the Kazlıçeşme station in Istanbul 28.10.2018 by Ilkka Siissalo.

One of the Marmaray trains stopping at the Sircesi station very deep underground and actually under the sea. The Marmaray trains are often extremely crowded and especially this station is very busy. It's the first station on the European side of the network.
Picture from the Sircesi station in Istanbul 28.10.2018 by Ilkka Siissalo.

In 2013 Istanbul closed both of its main railway stations and abolished the very much used suburban trains. The new Marmaray service is supposed to replace them, but so far the Marmaray service is still running only a short stretch back and forth. This picture is from the old Sircesi station which used to be the main railway station on the European side of the Bosphorus strait. Currently no trains use these platforms any more. Instead the platforms are now being used as parking spaces for Marmaray trains. But passengers using the Marmaray service have to get very deep down underground to catch a train.
Picture from the Sircesi station in Istanbul 28.10.2018 by Ilkka Siissalo.

The Istanbul tram network is today a modern tram system with two main lines T1 and T4. Trams are often extremely long. This is a tram-train on line T1 consiisting of two Alstom Citadis X-04 trams dating back to 2011.
Picture from the Sircesi station in Istanbul 28.10.2018 by Ilkka Siissalo.

Front of an Alstom Citadis tram.
Picture from the Sircesi station in Istanbul 28.10.2018 by Ilkka Siissalo.

Side view of an Alstom Citadis tram. Citadis X-04 is 28 meters long and there are 37 of them in Istanbul.
Picture from the Sircesi station in Istanbul 28.10.2018 by Ilkka Siissalo.

The usual tram is two Citadis units long or 2x28 metres. This picture shows just half a tram-train.
Picture from the Sircesi station in Istanbul 28.10.2018 by Ilkka Siissalo.

In addition to the newer Citadis trams Istanbul has also older Bombardier Flexity Swift A32 trams. 55 Swifts are available for the T1 line. Most if not all are fully covered by ugly advertisement tapings.
Picture from the Sircesi station in Istanbul 28.10.2018 by Ilkka Siissalo.

A tram-train of two Bombardier Swift trams is 50 metres long.
Picture from the Sircesi station in Istanbul 28.10.2018 by Ilkka Siissalo.

To reach the tramstop platform itself customers have to pass ticket control gates similar to the ones used at metros.
Picture from the Sircesi station in Istanbul 28.10.2018 by Ilkka Siissalo.

An old German steam locomotive built by Krupp in 1874 is kept as a monument in front of the Sircesi station.
Picture 28.10.2018 by Ilkka Siissalo.