İzmit tram

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The İzmit tram is a tram company that opened in the Turkish city ​​of İzmit on June 17, 2017 .

Brief description

At the time of opening, the operation consists of a standard-gauge east-west tram line with a length of 7.2 km and 11 stops between the bus station in the east and Seka Park in the west across downtown İzmit. Route extensions or further routes are in the planning or construction preparation. Until the start of full commercial operation on July 15, 2017, passengers could use the tram free of charge

vehicles

The Turkish company Durmazlar , which has also built vehicles for other tram companies in Turkey, has delivered 12 vehicles with a car body width of 2.65 m and a length of 33 m.

literature

  • BEKUS (d. I. Bernhard Kußmagk): Turkey: İzmit - New tram now in operation. In: Straßenbahn Magazin , issue 8/2017, p. 14.

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