Turkey fulfils sultan's dream with opening of Bosphorus rail tun
- 11 years ago
stanbul: Turkey unveils the world’s first sea tunnel connecting two continents, fulfilling a sultan’s dream 150 years ago in a three-billion-euro mega project driven by the government.
The 13.6-kilometre (8.5 mile) long tunnel linking Istanbul’s European and Asian sides includes an immersed tube tunnel which officials say is the world’s deepest at 60 metres (nearly 200 feet) below the seabed.
The 13.6-kilometre (8.5 mile) long tunnel linking Istanbul’s European and Asian sides includes an immersed tube tunnel which officials say is the world’s deepest at 60 metres (nearly 200 feet) below the seabed.