Karşıyaka Tram
A tram at Alaybey station
Overview
StatusOperating
Ownerİzmir Metropolitan Municipality
Localeİzmir, Turkey
Termini
Stations14
Service
TypeLight-rail
SystemTram İzmir
Services1
Route numberT1
Operator(s)İzmir Metro A.Ş.
Depot(s)Mavişehir
Rolling stock17
History
OpenedApril 11, 2017 (2017-04-11)
Technical
Line length8.8 km (5.5 mi)
Number of tracks2
CharacterLight rail with tram features
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC Overhead line (Overvolted to 875 volts)
Operating speed60 km/h (37 mph)
Highest elevation1 m (3.3 ft)
Route map

 Station
 Alaybey
 Karşıyaka İskele
 Nikah Sarayı
 Yunuslar
 Bostanlı İskele
 Çarşı
 Vilayet Evi
 Selçuk Yaşar
 Atakent
 Bilim Müzesi
 M.K.A. Spor Salonu
 Mavişehir
 Çevreyolu
 Mavişehir depot
 Ataşehir
 Mavişehir İstasyonu
 Otoyol 30
 Çiğli

Karşıyaka Tram (Turkish: Karşıyaka Tramvayı) is a 8.8 km (5.5 mi) urban light rail transit (LRT) system in Karşıyaka district of Izmir, Turkey and is one of the two lines of Tram İzmir. The line with 14 stations began operation in April 2017.[1]

The tram line runs between Alaybey and Mavişehir railway stations. The tram line is a single track from Alaybey to Karşıyaka Pier, and runs from there on to Suat Taşer Amphitheatre on double track parallel to the coastline. The line terminates at Ataşehir station at the end of the Mavişehir railway depot.[2] It is part of the Karşıyaka and Konak Tram project of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, which cost nearly ₺450 million (approx. US$ 120 million). Construction of the tracks started in April 2015, and completed in January 2017. The test runs continued until April 2017, and the tram line went in service on April 11, 2017.[1][3]

The tram line is operated by İzmir Metro.[3] The line is served by 17 tramcars produced by Hyundai Rotem plant in Adapazarı.[4] The double-ended 32 m (105 ft)-long five-module tramcars are each 43.1 t heavy.[5] They have 48 seating capacity, and can carry up to 285 passengers each. Service speed is 24 km/h (15 mph),[6] and top speed is 70 km/h (43 mph). The tramcars run on standard track gauge at 1,435 mm (56.5 in). The electrification system of the tramcars is 750 V DC. The line has a communications-based train control (CBTC) signalling system.[5]

The metropolitan mayor announced that the ride is free of charge for a duration of the first fifty days until the beginning of June 2017.[2][3]

It is projected that the line will be extended to Çiğli railway station, the İzmir Kâtip Çelebi University campus and the İzmir Atatürk Organized Industrial Zone.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Karşıyaka'da Tramvayı Seferleri Başladı". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2017-04-11. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  2. 1 2 "Karşıyaka tramvayı haftaya yola çıkıyor". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2017-04-07. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "İlk sefer için geri sayım başladı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2017-04-08. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  4. ↑ "Karşıyaka Tramvayı'nın 17 Aracı Da Geldi". Ray Haber (in Turkish). 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  5. 1 2 "Hyundai-Rotem'in Hibrid Tramvayı İzmir'e Geliyor". Rail Turkey (in Turkish). 2014-09-22. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  6. ↑ "İşte her yönüyle İzmir'in tramvayı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2015-10-14. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
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