T1 Karşıyaka-Çiğli Tram (Turkish: T1 Karşıyaka-Çiğli Tramvayı) is a 20.8 km (12.9 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. An 8.8 kilometres (5.5 mi) section of the line was put into service on 11 April 2017. The remainder of the line was put into service on 27 January 2024. The line operates in integration with the Çiğli Tram (T3).
| T1 Karşıyaka-Çiğli Tram | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 A tram at Alaybey station | |||
| Overview | |||
| Status | Operating | ||
| Owner | İzmir Metropolitan Municipality | ||
| Locale | İzmir, Turkey | ||
| Termini | |||
| Stations | 28 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Light-rail | ||
| System | Tram İzmir | ||
| Services | 2 | ||
| Route number | T1 | ||
| Operator(s) | İzmir Metro A.Ş. | ||
| Depot(s) | Mavişehir | ||
| Rolling stock | 17 | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | April 11, 2017 January 27, 2024 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 20.8 km (12.9 mi) | ||
| Number of tracks | 2 | ||
| Character | Light rail with tram features | ||
| 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) | ||
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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 – Katip Çelebi University 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 28.
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, Ataşehir Kavşağı, Semra Aksu, Eski Havaalanı, Yenimahalle, Çiğli Bölge Hastanesi, Ata Sanayi and Evka 5. The trams returning from Kâtip Çelebi Üniversitesi then pass through İAOSB Nedim Uysal Lisesi, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Bulvarı, İAOSB Müdürlüğü, Kemal Baysak, Nihat Karakartal ve Nazım Hikmet Ran and pass through Ataşehir Kavşağı, Mavişehir, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Spor Salonu, Bilim Müzesi, Atakent, Selçuk Yaşar, Vilayet Evi, Çarşı, Bostanlı İskele, Yunuslar, Nikah Sarayı and Karşıyaka İskele and reach Alaybey station.
Orange Line starts from Mavişehir, passes through the Çevre Yolu and ends in Ataşehir.
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]
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edit- ^ a b "İlk sefer için geri sayım başladı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 8 April 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "Karşıyaka Tramvayı'nın 17 Aracı Da Geldi". Ray Haber (in Turkish). 16 February 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Hyundai-Rotem'in Hibrid Tramvayı İzmir'e Geliyor". Rail Turkey (in Turkish). 22 September 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "İşte her yönüyle İzmir'in tramvayı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 14 October 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "Karşıyaka tramvayı haftaya yola çıkıyor". Milliyet (in Turkish). 7 April 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.