Samsun Tramway | |
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Overview | |
Owner | Samsun Metropolitan Municipality |
Locale | Samsun |
Transit type | Light Rail |
Number of lines | 1 |
Number of stations | 43 |
Daily ridership | 90,000 |
Chief executive | Enver Sedat Tamgacı |
Website | samulas.com.tr/hizmetler light-rail-system/ |
Operation | |
Operation will start | 2010 |
Operator(s) | Samulaş |
Number of vehicles | 29 |
Train length | 32/40 m |
Technical | |
System length | 36.5 |
Track gauge | 1435 mm |
Average speed | 62 |
Top speed | 70 |
The Samsun Light Rail Transit System (Samsun Tramway) is a light rail transit system located in Samsun and Atakum, Turkey. The 36.5 km (22.7 mi) Samsun Tramway connects Ondokuz Mayıs University to Samsun Stadium. The system was constructed in three phases between 2010 and 2019. The tram line is the only urban rail system in the Black Sea Region pending the construction of the Trabzon Tram. The system carries 90,000 passengers daily and is one of the busiest tram systems in Turkey.[1][2]