T3 (Tram İzmir)

T3 Çiğli Tram
Overview
StatusOperating
Ownerİzmir Metropolitan Municipality
Localeİzmir, Turkey
Stations14
Service
TypeLight-rail
SystemTram İzmir
Services2
Route numberT3
Operator(s)İzmir Metro A.Ş.
Depot(s)Mavişehir
History
OpenedJanuary 27, 2024; 10 months ago (2024-01-27)
Technical
Line length12 km (7.5 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
 Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi (only Red Line)
İAOSB Nedim Uysal Lisesi
Evka 5
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Bulvarı
Ata Sanayi
İAOSB Müdürlüğü
Çiğli Bölge Hastanesi
Kemal Baysak
Yenimahalle
Nihat Karakartal
Eski Havaalanı
Nazım Hikmet Ran
Semra Aksu
Ataşehir Kavşağı

T3 Çiğli Tram (Turkish: T3 Çiğli Tramvayı) is a 12 km (7.5 mi) urban light rail transit (LRT) system in Çiğli district of Izmir, Turkey and is one of the three lines of Tram İzmir.

History

Construction work on the tram line began in February 2021. Test drives began in December 2022 and the line entered service on 27 January 2024.[1] The T3 Line is operated as two different ring lines, the Blue (Inner) Line following the "Ataşehir Kavşağı - İAOSB - Ataşehir Kavşağı" route and the Red (Outer) Line following the "Ataşehir Kavşağı - Kâtip Çelebi Üniversitesi - İAOSB - Ataşehir Kavşağı" route in the counterclockwise direction.[2]

Route

The Red (Outer) Line starts from Ataşehir Kavşağı and passes through Semra Aksu, Eski Havaalanı, Yenimahalle, Çiğli Bölge Hastanesi, Ata Sanayi and Evka 5 to reach Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi. The trams returning from Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi then pass through İAOSB Nedim Uysal Lisesi, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Bulvarı, İAOSB Müdürlüğü, Kemal Baysak, Nihat Karakartal and Nazım Hikmet Ran and reach Ataşehir Kavşağı again to complete the ring service.[2]

The Blue (Inner) Line starts from the Ataşehir Kavşağı, passes through Nazım Hikmet Ran, Nihat Karakartal, Kemal Baysak, İAOSB Müdürlüğü, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Bulvarı and reaches İAOSB Nedim Uysal Lisesi. Unlike the Outer (Red) Line, it continues its route from the switch area without stopping at Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi and passes through Evka 5, Ata Sanayi, Çiğli Bölge Hastanesi, Yenimahalle, Eski Havaalanı and Semra Aksu, and reaches the Ataşehir Kavşağı again, completing the ring service.[2]

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

The tram line is operated by İzmir Metro.[3] The line is served by 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]

See also

References

  1. ^ "ÇİĞLİ TRAMVAYI 27 OCAK'TA İLK SEFERİNE BAŞLIYOR". Anka Haber Ajansı (in Turkish). 26 January 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "İzmir tramvaylarında yeni dönem: Yeşil, kırmızı ve mavi hatlar devrede!". Ege Telgraf (in Turkish). 29 November 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Çiğli Tramvayı ilk seferine başladı". BirGün (in Turkish). 27 January 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Karşıyaka Tramvayı'nın 17 Aracı Da Geldi". Ray Haber (in Turkish). 16 February 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Hyundai-Rotem'in Hibrid Tramvayı İzmir'e Geliyor". Rail Turkey (in Turkish). 22 September 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  6. ^ "İşte her yönüyle İzmir'in tramvayı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 14 October 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2017.