The Trabzon Tramway is a planned light rail transit system located in

Trabzon Trabzon (; Ancient Greek: Tραπεζοῦς (''Trapezous''), Ophitic Pontic Greek: Τραπεζούντα (''Trapezounta''); Georgian: ტრაპიზონი (''Trapizoni'')), historically known as Trebizond in English, is a city on the B ...

, Turkey. When completed, the Trabzon Tramway will have 18 stations and run east–west from the city center to the western suburbs of Trabzon and

Şenol Güneş Sports Complex The Akyazı Stadium ( tr, Akyazı Stadyumu), officially known as the Şenol Güneş Spor Kompleksi Akyazı Stadyumu, is a stadium located in Trabzon, Turkey. It opened to public on 18 December 2016 and has a capacity of 40,782 spectators. It i ...

the home of

Trabzonspor Trabzonspor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club located in the city of Trabzon. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, the men's football team has won seven Süper Lig championships. Trabzonspor also have a women's football team, ...

. A final route and financing for the project was announced by Trabzon Mayor Murat Zorluoğlu on February 10, 2022. The line will run and is expected to carry 57,000 passengers daily when operational.

History

In March 2019, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that a light rail system will be built in

in an effort to relief traffic congestion and reflective of Trabzon's position as one of the largest cities in Turkey. Following the announcement 3 years of planning and data collection were undertaken by the Trabzon Metropolitan Municipality and the

Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure (Turkey) The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure ( tr, Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakanlığı) is a government ministry office of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for transport, information and communication services in Turkey. Its head office is i ...

. Data collection, route designation and design were completed in early 2022 as announced by the Mayor of Trabzon. The project is expected to cost 140 million Euros. A date of construction start and estimated construction completion has not been announced. Additional phases of the Tram have been conceptualized but not fully planned. Trains are expected to run at an average speed of .

Stations

Phase One of the project includes 18 stations. All stations will offer safe and clearly identified at-grade pedestrian crossings. The light rail system will run at-grade and at times above-grade. Phase One is slated to be long.

References

Trabzon Tram transport in Turkey

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