T4 (Istanbul Tram)

T4 Topkapı - Mescid-i Selam tram line (Turkish: T4 Topkapı - Mescid-i Selam tramvay hattı) is a light rail line in Istanbul, Turkey, operated by Istanbul Ulaşım AŞ. It runs from Topkapı north to Mescid-i Selam, a total of 15.3 km (9.5 mi).[1] The T4 line operates its own right-of-way in a street median for most of its route, though with a few at-grade crossings, thus technically making it light rail[2][3] though the operator Metro Istanbul categorizes it as a tramline.

T4 Topkapı - Mescid-i Selam
A northbound train at Edirnekapı
Overview
OwnerIstanbul Metropolitan Municipality
LocaleIstanbul, Turkey
Stations22
Service
TypeTram
SystemIstanbul Tram
Operator(s)Metro Istanbul
Rolling stock78
Daily ridership95,000[1]
History
Opened12 September 2007 (2007-09-12)[1]
Technical
Track length15.3 km (9.5 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route diagram

 Topkapı
Fetihkapı
 Vatan
Edirnekapı
 Şehitlik
Demirkapı
 Topçular
 Rami
 Uluyol-Bereç
 Sağmalcılar
 Bosna-Çukurçeşme
 Ali Fuat Başgil
 Taşköprü
 Karadeniz
 KİPTAŞ Venezia
Cumhuriyet
 50. Yıl-Baştabya
 Hacı Şükrü
 Yenimahalle
 Sultançiftliği
 Cebeci
 Mescid-i Selam
Topkapı-bound Istanbul Tram line T4 train at Şehitlik station

The first section of the T4 line opened between Edirnekapı and Mescid-i Selam on 12 September 2007.[1] An extension southwest of Edirnekapı to Topkapı was opened on 18 March 2009.

Connections to the M1 line are available at Vatan station, while connections to the T1 tram line and the Istanbul Metrobus are available at Topkapı station.[1]

Stations
StationTypeTransferDistrictNotes
TopkapıLevel • ZeytinburnuSouthern terminus
Fetihkapı
VatanViaductEyüpsultanPark and Ride facility
EdirnekapıUndergroundOriginal southern terminus
ŞehitlikLevel
Demirkapı
TopçularUnderground
Rami
Uluyol-BereçGaziosmanpaşa
SağmalcılarLevel
Bosna-Çukurçeşme
Ali Fuat BaşgilUnderground
Taşköprü
Karadeniz
KİPTAŞ Venezia Level (Karadeniz Mahallesi Station)Formerly known as Metris
CumhuriyetSultangazi
50. Yıl-Baştabya
Hacı Şükrü
Yeni Mahalle
Sultançiftliği
Cebeci
Mescid-i Selam

↓↓ 2029 Construct Planing ↓↓

Eski Habibler ???? Sultangazi
Habibler
Pirinççi Eyüpsultan

Rolling Stock

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ABB

For a brief period of time, bulky high-floor ABB LRVs (similar to ones used in M1) were used. After additional rolling stock was added however these trains were moved to operate on the M1 line.

Duewag

These are old B80S and B100S sets that were used on Cologne Stadtbahn and purchased in 2007. They were used on both T1 and T4 lines (but the ex-T2 line also) and with the arrival of Alstom Citadis trams, on the T1 line they began to operate on the T4 line only.

Hyundai Rotem LRV34

From 2008, 63 units. Same vehicles used in on the Adana Metro and very similar to the LRTA 1100 class in Manila, Philippines.

RTE

More recently (from 2014) new high-floor trams that were constructed by Metro Istanbul (the operator) itself are also used. During its development, there were intermediate models (RTE 2000 and RTE 2009) that operated on the line.

See also

References
  1. T4 (Topkapı - Habibler) - Istanbul Ulaşım AŞ
  2. "Urban Transport by Rail in Istanbul". Rail Turkey. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  3. "Turkish Tram Industry – Istanbul Tram". Rail Turkey. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
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