EsTram (Eskişehir Tramvay) is a

tram A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in North America) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way. The tramlines or networks operated as public transport ...

system in

Eskişehir Eskişehir ( , ; from "old" and "city") is a city in northwestern Turkey and the capital of the Eskişehir Province. The urban population of the city is 898,369 with a metropolitan population of 797,708. The city is located on the banks of the ...

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

. Construction began in August 2002 and it became operational in December 2004. Operation started with total length of (

double track A double-track railway usually involves running one track in each direction, compared to a single-track railway where trains in both directions share the same track. Overview In the earliest days of railways in the United Kingdom, most lin ...

) and operates on two main lines, Otogar-SSK and Opera-

Osmangazi University Osmangazi is one of the central metropolitan districts of the city of Bursa in Bursa Province, as well as the fourth largest overall municipality in Turkey. The municipality has a population of approximately 778,843 as of 2012. On its own, it w ...

. The Estram network is designed to carry passengers at a top speed of in mixed traffic.

Rolling stock The term rolling stock in the rail transport industry refers to railway vehicles, including both powered and unpowered vehicles: for example, locomotives, freight and passenger cars (or coaches), and non-revenue cars. Passenger vehicles can ...

is Bombardier

Flexity Outlook The Bombardier Flexity Outlook is a series of low-floored, articulated light-rail trams manufactured by Bombardier Transportation. Part of the larger Bombardier Flexity product line (many of which are not low-floor), Flexity Outlook vehicles ar ...

low-floor articulated light-rail trams. It is owned by Eskişehir Metropolitan Municipality - EsTram Light Rail Transport Company In 2014, the network expanded with four extensions. The service now has seven routes. The newly added lines were Emek-71 Evler, Batıkent-SSK (ring), Çamlıca-SSK (ring) and Çankaya-

(ring). The Emek-71 Evler line was itself extended in 2019 to reach the City hospital.

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* http://www2.estram.com.tr/Anasayfa Transport in Eskişehir Province Tram transport in Turkey Metre gauge railways in Turkey {{Tram-stub