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Ä°ZBAN
İZBAN, previously known as Egeray, is a commuter rail system serving İzmir and its metropolitan area. Averaging a daily ridership of 185,000 passengers, it is the busiest commuter rail system in Turkey, slightly ahead of the Marmaray commuter line in Istanbul. İZBAN is a portmanteau of the words "İzmir" and "Banliyö" (''suburb'' in Turkish). Established in 2007 and began operations in 2010, İZBAN was formed to revive old commuter rail in İzmir. , İZBAN operates a long system, with 41 stations. İZBAN A.Ş., founded in 2006, operates the railway and is owned 50% by the Turkish State Railways and 50% by the İzmir Metropolitan Municipality. İZBAN is a part of the municipality's transportation master plan. Routes İZBAN currently has four routes; The Aliağa- Cumaovası, serving the central districts of the city and into Aliağa, The Menemen- Tepeköy, serving the central districts of the city, of Menderes and the southern town of Torbalı. Another line is the Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ulukent (Ä°ZBAN)
Ulukent is a railway station on the İzmir-Afyon railway, in Menemen, İzmir. Located along the State road D.550 (Turkey), D.550 highway, it is a station on the İZBAN commuter rail system. The station is within the Central line of the İZBAN network, with trains running north to Menemen railway station, Menemen and Aliağa railway station, Aliağa; and south to Alsancak railway station, Alsancak, Cumaovası railway station, Cumaovası and Tepeköy railway station, Tepeköy. History Ulukent station was originally opened on 10 October 1865, by the Smyrna Cassaba Railway, with the opening of their railway from Basmane railway station, Basmane to Manisa. In 1934, the Turkish State Railways bought the railway, as part of the government's nationalization program. A second-track was added to Ulukent in 1995, when TCDD extended its double-track section from Çiğli to Menemen to connect to the newly built Menemen-Aliağa railway. Ulukent remained as a stop on the line until 1999, when p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
