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Tünel, the Shortest and Third-Oldest Passenger Underground in the World

by Istanbul Trails

in City Trip, Things To See & Do, Transportation

Inaugurated on 17 January 1875, Istanbul’s Tunnel (Tünel) is the world’s shortest and third-oldest passenger terminal, after the underground systems of London and New York. This one-stop funicular climbs the steeply uphill for 500 meters from Karaköy to Tünel Square at the southern end of Istiklal Caddesi in the Beyoğlu district. Only recently, after five [...]

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