EsTram

EsTram
EsTram
EsTram
Overview
OwnerEskişehir Metropolitan Municipality
LocaleEskişehir
Transit typeTram
Number of lines8
Number of stations74
Annual ridership39,986,332[1] (2022)
WebsiteEsTram
Operation
Began operationDecember 2004
Number of vehiclesBombardier Flexity Outlook, Škoda ForCity[2] (47 vehicles)[3]
Train length29.5 m (96 ft 9 in)
Technical
System length55 km (34 mi)
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge
Average speed50 km/h (30 mph)
Top speed70 km/h (45 mph)

EsTram (Eskişehir Tramvay) is a tram network in Eskişehir, Turkey, owned by the Eskişehir Metropolitan Municipality. The system operates Bombardier Flexity Outlook and Škoda ForCity[2] low-floor articulated light-rail trams.[citation needed]

Construction began in August 2002 and operation of the first phase commenced on 24 December 2004 with a total length of 15 kilometers (9.3 mi)[3] and two main lines, Otogar–SSK and Opera–Osmangazi University.[4] The EsTram network is designed to carry passengers at a top speed of 50 km/h (31 mph) in mixed traffic.[citation needed]

In 2014, the second phase was completed with four extensions to the network.[3][5] 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 extended in 2019 to reach the city hospital.[citation needed]

The third phase was completed in 2021 when the 75. Yıl–Sultandere and City Hospital–Kumlubel extensions were opened on 12 March and 14 June respectively. As of 2024, the system has eight lines.[3][6]

  1. ^ "İstatistik" [Statistics]. EsTram (in Turkish). 2022. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "İşte Eskişehir'in yeni tramvayları". Anadolu Gazetesi (in Turkish). 7 March 2018. Archived from the original on 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "ESTRAM - Tarihçe". EsTram (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Hatlarımız" [Our Lines]. EsTram (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 12 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Eskişehir, raylı sistem kapasitesini iki katına çıkardı". Dünya (in Turkish). 19 October 2014. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Hat Şema" [System Map]. EsTram. Archived from the original on 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.