İzmir Coach Bus Terminal (Turkish: , often abbreviated as ) is a bus terminal located in

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. The bus station entered into service in December 1998.

History

İzmir had a coach bus terminal in

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, then moved to Halkapınar in 1975.

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initiated a project tender to build a new coach bus terminal;

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and İlker Aksu's project won tender. İZOTAŞ signed a BOT contract with municipality in September 1996, and initiated a tender for build. The bus terminal's base laid at 8 May 1997, then the bus terminal opened at 14 December 1998. İZOTAŞ will have operating right for the bus terminal until 2023. In 2020, a national competition was held for the new terminal campus and the winning projects were determined by the jury and made available to citizens.https://anatransfermerkeziyarisma.izmir.bel.tr/ The new terminal campus will be completed quickly after the end of the contract and will be opened to the service of citizens.

Architecture

İzmir Coach Bus Terminal built on 150.000 m² area. It is the Turkey's biggest bus terminal with 120.000 m² closed area. The bus station has 146 platform for buses. Also, it has a three-star hotel, 2 gas stations, parking lot for 1200 vehicles, and a conference hall that includes 300 seats.

Service

172 transportation companies are in operation. Approximately 75.000 passengers are transported daily.

References

External links

* {{İzmir Bus stations in Turkey Buildings and structures in İzmir Transport infrastructure completed in 1998 1998 establishments in Turkey