Çiğli Tramway, which is being built by İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, is coming to an end. In the project, it was time to energize the catenary wires on the line. Citizens were asked to be careful in this regard, as there will be high voltage on the wires along the line starting today.
Journalists were hosted in the trial tests with existing tram vehicles. Karşıyaka Çiğli Tram, which will be put into operation after the Konak and Konak trams, Karşıyaka It will work in connection with the tram. It looks like the existing tram trains will be used on the Çiğli tram line for many years, as new tram trains cannot be bought!
Existing Tramway Vehicles Will Be Extended As Existing Tram Vehicles Are Used
Karşıyaka As the 1 vehicles used on the T17 tram line and produced by the South Korean company will be scattered on the newly built line, the travel intervals will increase. Currently, service is provided with 17 series of vehicles. The tram vehicles produced in the facilities of South Korean company Hyundai Rotem in Adapazarı are 32 meters long and have a total capacity of 48 people, 285 of which are seated!
High Voltage Warning!
Izmir Metropolitan Municipality's rail system attack continues. Konak Tram, Karşıyaka Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, which carries approximately 3 thousand passengers a day with the tram, Fahrettin Altay - Evka-500 Metro line, is preparing to put the Çiğli Tram into service. Before the test drives that will start soon, it is time to supply electrical energy to the line. As of today (Tuesday, December 20), 750V DC electric current will be supplied to the catenary wires as part of the test operations. Izmir Metropolitan Municipality officials warned to be careful in order to avoid loss of life and property as there will be high voltage energy on the route.
Opens for business in March
Çiğli Tramway, about 90 of which has been completed, is planned to be put into operation in March 2023. The cost of the investment, which will significantly ease the traffic in Çiğli and facilitate access to hospitals, universities and industry in the region, has reached 1,5 billion liras.
Izmir Railway System Map
Where will the Çiğli Tram pass through?
The line, which will consist of 11 kilometers and 14 stations in total, will start from the Cevreyolu Station and will be connected to Çiğli Ataşehir Mahallesi with a viaduct.
Çiğli Tram Stops (Not Officially Determined)
The Izmir tram system will reach a total length of 11 km with the commissioning of the line consisting of 14 stops with a length of 33.6 km.
- Ring Road Station, – AVAILABLE
- Ataşehir Junction Station,
- Çiğli İZBAN Station,
- station 1,
- station 2,
- Çiğli Training Hospital Station,
- Ata Industrial Station,
- Evka-5 Station,
- Katip Celebi University Station,
- Station OSB-1
- Station OSB-2
- Station OSB-3
- Station OSB-4
- Station OSB-5
- station 3,
No Bid Again for Vehicle Purchase Tender for Çiğli Tram Line
Karşıyakaİzmir Metropolitan Municipality, which decided to bid once again for 26 electric tram vehicles to be used on the tram line between Çiğli, returned empty-handed once again from the tender held today.
In order to strengthen the rail system network in urban transportation, the Metropolitan Municipality, which started the construction of Çiğli Tram with an investment of 414 million liras, went out to tender for the purchase of 26 electric tram vehicles in the past months. Izmir Metro A.S. The winner of the tender organized by the company with an offer of 749 million 750 thousand TL Bozankaya Inc. company, but the company had unilaterally terminated the contract due to increased costs. The tender to be held on 14 December 2022 was postponed to 23 December 2022.
As the Çiğli tram construction is drawing to a close, on December 23, a tender was once again made for the purchase of 26 Tram Vehicles, 127 Items of Spare Parts and 11 Items of Special Tools and Equipment. Only one firm participated in the tender held in Hall No. 2 in Kulturpark, but the firm's representative did not bid. The tender is expected to be repeated in the coming weeks.
Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç Soyer Stating that the line will be put into service in March 2023, he said, “We are bringing Çiğli together with the tram. At the end of March, Çiğli will have a much more modern, clean and comfortable public transportation system. The cost of the investment, which will significantly relieve the Çiğli traffic, will reach 1,5 billion liras.
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