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Samsun - 800,000 inhabitants, in northern Turkey on the Black Sea coast

Tram opened 10-10-2010
- 16 km: Gar - Üniversite (now OMÜ Rektörlük)
- 14 km extension from Gar (Railway Station) to Tekkeköy, first section to Balikci opened 26 Aug 2016, with the rest following on 10 Oct 2016.
- 6 km northern extension to university campus opened 5 July 2019

Rolling stock: Ansaldo Sirio (32 m; 2.65 m); CNR and Durmazlar

Samulas (Light Rail Operator)

Samsun City Website

Ray Haber (Turkish Rail News)

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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