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T1 (Tram İzmir)

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T1 Karşıyaka Tram
A tram at Alaybey station
Overview
StatusOperating
Ownerİzmir Metropolitan Municipality
Localeİzmir, Turkey
Termini
Stations15
Service
TypeLight-rail
SystemTram İzmir
Services2
Route numberT1
Operator(s)İzmir Metro A.Ş.
Depot(s)Mavişehir
Rolling stock17
History
OpenedApril 11, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-04-11)
January 27, 2024; 10 months ago (2024-01-27)
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

Legend
 Station
Ataşehir Kavşağı
Ataşehir
Çevre Yolu
Mavişehir
M.K. Atatürk Spor Salonu
Bilim Müzesi
Atakent
Selçuk Yaşar
Vilayet Evi
Çarşı
Bostanlı İskele
Yunuslar
Nikah Sarayı
Karşıyaka İskele
Alaybey

T1 Karşıyaka Tram (Turkish: T1 Karşıyaka Tramvayı) is a 8.8 km (5.5 mi) urban light rail transit (LRT) system in Karşıyaka and Çiğli districts of Izmir, Turkey and is one of the three lines of Tram İzmir.

Construction work on the tram line began in April 2015. Test drives began in January 2017 and the line entered service on 11 April 2017. The line, which will operate on the Alaybey – Ataşehir route until 27 January 2024, underwent changes in its route to integrate with the Çiğli Tram (T3), which entered service. The Alaybey – Ataşehir Kavşağı line was named the Green Line, and the Mavişehir – Ataşehir line was named the Orange Line. The number of stations on the line increased to 15.

The operating system of the tram line has two different lines.

Green Line starts from Alaybey, Karşıyaka İskele, Nikah Sarayı, Yunuslar, Bostanlı İskele, Çarşı, Vilayet Evi, Selçuk Yaşar, Atakent, Bilim Müzesi, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Spor Salonu, Mavişehir and reach Ataşehir Kavşağı station.

Orange Line starts from Mavişehir, passes through the Çevre Yolu and ends in Ataşehir.

It is possible to transfer from T1 line to T3 Tram line, İZBAN's Alaybey station and buses operated by ESHOT.

The tram line is operated by İzmir Metro.[1] The line is served by 17 tramcars produced by Hyundai Rotem plant in Adapazarı.[2] The double-ended 32 m (105 ft)-long five-module tramcars are each 43.1 t heavy.[3] They have 48 seating capacity, and can carry up to 285 passengers each. Service speed is 24 km/h (15 mph),[4] 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.[3]

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.[5][1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "İlk sefer için geri sayım başladı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 8 April 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Karşıyaka Tramvayı'nın 17 Aracı Da Geldi". Ray Haber (in Turkish). 16 February 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Hyundai-Rotem'in Hibrid Tramvayı İzmir'e Geliyor". Rail Turkey (in Turkish). 22 September 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  4. ^ "İşte her yönüyle İzmir'in tramvayı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 14 October 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Karşıyaka tramvayı haftaya yola çıkıyor". Milliyet (in Turkish). 7 April 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
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