EsTram
Overview
OwnerEskişehir Metropolitan Municipality
LocaleEskişehir
Transit typeTram
Number of lines7
WebsiteEsTram
Operation
Began operationDecember 2004
Number of vehiclesBombardier Flexity Outlook (33 vehicles)[1]
Train length29,500 mm (96 ft 9 in)
Technical
System length55 km (34 mi) [2]
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Average speed50 km/h (31 mph)
Top speed70 km/h (43 mph)

EsTram (Eskişehir Tramvay) is a tram system in Eskişehir, Turkey. Construction began in August 2002 and it became operational in December 2004. Operation started with total length of 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) (double track) and operates on two main lines, Otogar-SSK and Opera-Osmangazi University.[3] The Estram network is designed to carry passengers at a top speed of 50 km/h (31 mph) in mixed traffic. Rolling stock is Bombardier Flexity Outlook low-floor articulated light-rail trams.

The first phase of the system opened on 24 December 2004 between Otogar-SSK and Osmangazi University- Opera.

In 2014, the network expanded with four extensions.[4] The newly added lines were Emek-71 Evler, Batıkent-SSK (ring), Çamlıca-SSK (ring) and Çankaya-Osmangazi University (ring). The Emek-71 Evler line was itself extended in 2019 to reach the City hospital.

The third phase was completed in 2021 when the 75. Yıl- Sultandere and the City Hospital-Kumlubel extensions were opened on 12 March and 14 June respectively. The system now has 8 lines.[5]

It is owned by Eskişehir Metropolitan Municipality - EsTram Light Rail Transport Company [6]

References

  1. ↑ "ESTRAM - Tarihçe".
  2. ↑ "ESTRAM - Tarihçe".
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 August 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ "ESTRAM - Tarihçe".
  5. ↑ "ESTRAM - Tarihçe".
  6. ↑ "ESTRAM - Anasayfa".
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