Karşıyaka Tram

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]

Karşıyaka Tram
A tram approaching Alaybey station on opening day.
Overview
Type	Light-rail
System	Tram İzmir
Status	Operating
Locale	İzmir, Turkey
Termini	Alaybey, Karşıyaka Ataşehir, Çiğli
Stations	14
Services	1
Operation
Opened	April 11, 2017 (2017-04-11)
Owner	İzmir Metropolitan Municipality
Operator(s)	İzmir Metro A.Ş.
Character	Light rail with tram features
Depot(s)	Mavişehir
Rolling stock	17
Technical
Line length	8.8 km (5.5 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC Overhead line (Overvolted to 875 volts)
Operating speed	60 km/h (37 mph)
Highest elevation	1 m (3.3 ft)
Route number	T1
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

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

• Trams İzmir
• Konak Tram

References

1. "Karşıyaka'da Tramvayı Seferleri Başladı". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2017-04-11. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
2. "Karşıyaka tramvayı haftaya yola çıkıyor". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2017-04-07. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
3. "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. "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.