Konak Tram ( tr, Konak Tramvayı) is a urban light rail transit (LRT) system in Konak district of Izmir, Turkey and is one of the two lines of

Tram İzmir Tram İzmir, alternatively known as İzmir Tram ( tr, İzmir Tramvayı), is a tram network in İzmir, Turkey. Owned by the İzmir Metropolitan Municipality and operated by İzmir Metro A.Ş., the system consists of two separate, unconnected lines ...

. The line serves 19 stations and began operating on 24 April 2018. The tram line runs between Fahrettin Altay Square, Konak and Halkapınar. It is part of the

Karşıyaka Karşıyaka () is a district of İzmir Province in Turkey. The district extends for twelve kilometres along the northern and eastern coastline of the tip of the Gulf of İzmir. Its centre is at a distance of to the north from the traditional ...

and Konak Tram project of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, which cost nearly 450 million (approx. US$120 million). The Konak tram is operated by the İzmir Metro. It has 21 tramcars, produced by

Hyundai Rotem Hyundai Rotem (founded in 1977) is a South Korean company that manufactures rolling stock, defense products and plant equipment. It is a part of the Hyundai Motor Group. Its name was changed from Rotem to Hyundai Rotem in December 2007 to refl ...

plant in Adapazarı. The double-ended -long five-module tramcars are each 43.1 t heavy. They have 48 seating capacity, and can carry up to 285 passengers each. Service speed is , and top speed is . The tramcars run on standard track gauge at . The electrification system of the tramcars is 750 V DC. The line has a communications-based train control (CBTC) signalling system.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Konak Tram Tram transport in İzmir Railway lines opened in 2018 2018 establishments in Turkey Konak District

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