Antray
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| Locale | Antalya, Turkey | ||
| Open | 1999, 2009 | ||
| Status | Operational | ||
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| Operator(s) | Antalya Ulaşım A.Ş. | ||
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (standard gauge) | ||
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A tram system forms part of the public transport network in Antalya, Turkey. Currently, a two-line system is operated by Antalya Ulaşım A.Ş.
The modern 11.1-kilometre (6.9 mi) light rail line Antray opened in December 2009 as a two-way 16-stop line connecting the north of the city to the center. The AntRay line have 16 stops, including two cut-and-cover (underground) stations, and a depot at the northern terminus of Fatih. The tram stations are as follows: Fatih - Kepezaltı -Ferrokrom - Vakıf Çiftliği - Otogar - Pil Fabrikası - Dokuma - Çallı - Emniyet - Sigorta - Şarampol - Muratpaşa - İsmetpaşa - Doğu Garajı - Burhanettin Onat - Meydan.
In 2015, Transport Ministry’s tender for the extension of the existing tram line to the Airport, Aksu and the Expo 2016 was awarded to Makyol. The project was planned to last 450 days, and to be completed by December 2016, but test runs started on 23 April 2016 with a ceremony, about 300 days before the original deadline. The 15.4-kilometre (9.6 mi) from extension Meydan to Expo 2016 has a 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) branch to the Airport, and has 15 stops. New tram stations are as follows: Kışla - Topçular - Demokrasi - Cırnık - Altınova - Yenigöl - Sinan - Yonca Kavşak - (Havalimanı/Airport) - Pınarlı ANFAŞ - Kurşunlu - Aksu-1 - Aksu-2 - Aksu-3 - EXPO.
The fleet consists of 14 CAF 5-module 100% low-floor Urbos trams supplied for the opening of the Antray line in 2009. In August 2015, the Eurotem, joint venture of South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem and Turkish company Tüvasaş, won an order for 18 new trams, required because of the extension of the tram line.
The project for the construction of new tram line is underway. The new line will start from Varsak and follow Main Bus Station (Otogar) - University Hospital - Research Hospital - Antalya Museum. The line will be connected to the current nostalgic tram line, which will be renewed as double track. The whole line will be 23 km long with this renewed part.
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