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Izmit, capital of Kocaeli Municipality and Province - 300,000 inhabitants, located some 100 km east of Istanbul

Tram "Akçaray" -

- 13.2 km line, 20 stops
- 11 stops from SekaPark to Otogar (Bus station) (7 km) opened 17 June 2017
- 4 stops from SekaPark to Plajyolu (2.2 km) opened on 11 Feb 2019
- 20 Apr 2023: western extension Plajyolu –Kurucesme (0.9 km)
- 17 Mar 2024: Kanal Yolu – Sehir Hastanesi (3 km)
- 22 Aug 2025: Otogar - Sabanci MTAL (limited service)

- 33 m long and 2.65 m wide low-floor vehicles "Panorama"

For Gebze-Darica Metro project in Kocaeli Municipality and Province click here!

UlasimPark (Transport Operator's Website)

Ray Haber (Turkish Rail News)

Akçaray at Wikipedia.tr

Bernhard Kußmagk & Robert Schwandl:

TRAM ATLAS TÜRKIYE
Adana, Ankara, Antalya, Bursa, Eskisehir, Gaziantep, Gebze, Istanbul, Izmir, Izmit, Kayseri, Konya, Mersin & Samsun

May 2024
80 pages, 120 colour photos, 17 network maps
Text deutsch | English
ISBN 978-3-936573-77-0
16.50 EUR

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