Trams
Trams first entered service in Istanbul on 3 September 1869, at the Tophane – Ortaköy line. In 1871 the Azapkap – Galata; Aksaray – Yedikule; Aksaray – Topkap; and Eminönü – Aksaray lines entered service.[128] Other lines that entered service in the late 19th century included the Voyvoda Caddesi – Kabristan Soka – Tepeba – Taksim – Pangalt – ili line; the Bayezid – ehzadeba line; the Fatih – Edirnekap – Galatasaray – Tünel line; and the Eminönü – Bahçekap line.[128] Since 1939 the trams of the city are operated by the ETT.On 12 August 1961, the historic red trams of Istanbul were removed from the city's European side; and on 14 November 1966, they were removed from the city's Asian side.[128] Towards the end of 1990, replicas of these historic red trams were put in service along the stiklal Avenue between Taksim and Tünel, which is a single 1.6 km-long (1640 m) line. On 1 November 2003, another nostalgic tram line (T3) was reopened on the Anatolian part of Istanbul between Kadköy and Moda. It has 10 stations on a 2.6 km long route. The trip takes 21 minutes.
A fast tram (T1) was put in service in 1992 on standard gauge track with modern cars, connecting Sirkeci with Topkap. The line was extended on one end from Topkap to Zeytinburnu in March 1994, and on the other end from Sirkeci to Eminönü in April 1996. On 30 January 2005 it was extended from Eminönü to Fndkl, crossing the Golden Horn through the Galata Bridge for the first time after 44 years. A final extension to Kabata was opened in June 2006. The line has 24 stations on a length of 14 km. Service was initially operated with 22 LRT vehicles built by ABB, now reassigned to other lines; while stations were provided with temporary high platforms. These vehicles were replaced by 55 low-floor Bombardier Flexity Swift trams in 2003. An entire trip takes 42 minutes. The daily transport capacity is 155,000 passengers.
Trams
Istanbul tram.
Trams first entered service in Istanbul on 3 September 1869, at the Tophane – Ortaköy line.[128] In 1871 the Azapkap – Galata; Aksaray – Yedikule; Aksaray – Topkap; and Eminönü – Aksaray lines entered service.[128] Other lines that entered service in the late 19th century included the Voyvoda Caddesi – Kabristan Soka – Tepeba – Taksim – Pangalt – ili line; the Bayezid – ehzadeba line; the Fatih – Edirnekap – Galatasaray – Tünel line; and the Eminönü – Bahçekap line.[128] Since 1939 the trams of the city are operated by the ETT.[128] On 12 August 1961, the historic red trams of Istanbul were removed from the city's European side; and on 14 November 1966, they were removed from the city's Asian side.[128] Towards the end of 1990, replicas of these historic red trams were put in service along the stiklal Avenue between Taksim and Tünel, which is a single 1.6 km-long (1640 m) line.[128] On 1 November 2003, another nostalgic tram line (T3) was reopened on the Anatolian part of Istanbul between Kadköy and Moda.[129] It has 10 stations on a 2.6 km long route.[129] The trip takes 21 minutes.[129]
A fast tram (T1) was put in service in 1992 on standard gauge track with modern cars, connecting Sirkeci with Topkap. The line was extended on one end from Topkap to Zeytinburnu in March 1994, and on the other end from Sirkeci to Eminönü in April 1996. On 30 January 2005 it was extended from Eminönü to Fndkl, crossing the Golden Horn through the Galata Bridge for the first time after 44 years. A final extension to Kabata was opened in June 2006. The line has 24 stations on a length of 14 km. Service was initially operated with 22 LRT vehicles built by ABB, now reassigned to other lines; while stations were provided with temporary high platforms. These vehicles were replaced by 55 low-floor Bombardier Flexity Swift trams in 2003. An entire trip takes 42 minutes. The daily transport capacity is 155,000 passengers. The amount of investment totaled US$110 million. In September 2006, a second tram line (T2) was added, running west from Zeytinburnu to Baclar. Service on this line is operated with 14 ABB LRT cars. Stations have high platforms at the level of the car floor.