The World Bank is providing $2bn in funding for the Istanbul North Rail Crossing Project (INRAIL) project, a 127-km railway bypassing Istanbul metropolitan area and crossing over the Bosphorus from Çayırova station on Istanbul’s Asian side to Çatalca station on the European side. The route will connect Istanbul’s two airports directly and will run on existing track space on the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, also known as the Third Bridge. [...]