T3 Çiğli Tram () is a urban

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(LRT) system in

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district of

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, Turkey and is one of the three lines of

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History

Construction work on the tram line began in February 2021. Test drives began in December 2022 and the line entered service on 27 January 2024. The T3 Line is operated as two different ring lines, the Blue (Inner) Line following the "Ataşehir Kavşağı - İAOSB - Ataşehir Kavşağı" route and the Red (Outer) Line following the "Ataşehir Kavşağı - Kâtip Çelebi Üniversitesi - İAOSB - Ataşehir Kavşağı" route in the counterclockwise direction.

Route

The Red (Outer) Line starts from Ataşehir Kavşağı and passes through Semra Aksu, Eski Havaalanı,

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, Çiğli Bölge Hastanesi, Ata Sanayi and Evka 5 to reach Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi. The trams returning from Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi then pass through İAOSB Nedim Uysal Lisesi, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Bulvarı, İAOSB Müdürlüğü, Kemal Baysak, Nihat Karakartal and

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and reach Ataşehir Kavşağı again to complete the ring service. The Blue (Inner) Line starts from the Ataşehir Kavşağı, passes through

, Nihat Karakartal, Kemal Baysak, İAOSB Müdürlüğü, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Bulvarı and reaches İAOSB Nedim Uysal Lisesi. Unlike the Outer (Red) Line, it continues its route from the switch area without stopping at Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi and passes through Evka 5, Ata Sanayi, Çiğli Bölge Hastanesi,

, Eski Havaalanı and Semra Aksu, and reaches the Ataşehir Kavşağı again, completing the ring service. It is possible to transfer from T3 line to T1 Tram line,

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's Çiğli station and buses operated by

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. The tram line is operated by

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. The line is served by tramcars produced by

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plant in

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. The double-ended -long five-module tramcars are each 43.1 t heavy. They have 48 seating capacity, and can carry up to 285 passengers each. Service speed is , and top speed is . The tramcars run on standard

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at . The electrification system of the tramcars is 750 V DC. The line has a

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(CBTC)

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system.

References

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