The Marmaray Tunnel is a
railway tunnel located under the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey. It links
Kazlıçeşme on the European side and Ayrılıkçeşme on the Anatolian side. It is
the deepest immersed tunnel in the world. It was put into service with the
Marmaray suburban train line on October 29, 2013. Within the scope of Marmaray
BC1 Project, excavation-support works and interior lining works of turnback
tunnels in Yenikapı region and NATM tunnels in Namık Kemal Caddesi and
excavation-support works and final reinforced concrete lining works of CNV
tunnels, the east, north and south pedestrian stair tunnels of Sirkeci Station,
final lining works and concrete works of
the east and west shafts were carried out by our company.
Soner Temel Mühendislik
has added value to critical technical points for the project, especially its
works at Sirkeci Station, method choices and application methodology, and
played an important role in the target of the project opening on October 29,
2013. Tunnels were dug in geological formations containing clay and sand, under
embankment and old structures in the historical peninsula of Istanbul, mostly
with the umbrella arch method and the ground tunneling experience of Soner
Temel Mühendislik without harming the surface structures.