T1 (Istanbul Tram)

The T1, officially referred to as the T1 Kabataş–Bağcılar tram line (Turkish: T1 Kabataş–Bağcılar tramvay hattı) is a tram line of the Istanbul Tram, operated by Metro Istanbul. It runs from Kabataş to Bağcılar via Eminönü, with a total length of 19.3 km (12.0 mi).[1]

T1 Kabataş–Bağcılar
Overview
LocaleIstanbul, Turkey
Stations31
WebsiteT1
Service
TypeTram
SystemIstanbul Tram
Operator(s)Metro Istanbul
Rolling stock
Daily ridership320,000
History
Opened13 June 1992 (1992-06-13)
Technical
Line length19.3 km (12.0 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead line
Route diagram

Kabataş
Fındıklı
Tophane
Karaköy
Golden Horn
Eminönü
Sirkeci
Gülhane
Sultanahmet
Çemberlitaş
Beyazıt
Laleli-Üniversite
Aksaray
Yusufpaşa
Haseki
Fındıkzade
Çapa-Şehremini
Pazartekke
Topkapı
Cevizlibağ - AÖY
Merkezefendi
Akşemsettin
Mithatpaşa
Zeytinburnu
Mehmet Akif
Merter Tekstil Merkezi
Güngören
Akıncılar
Soğanlı
Yavuz Selim
Güneştepe
Bağcılar

History

The first section of the T1 opened between Aksaray and Beyazıt on 13 June 1992 and was later extended first to Topkapı and Zeytinburnu, and later to Eminönü. On 29 June 2006, the Eminönü–Kabataş extension was opened, making the transfer to Kabataş–Taksim funicular possible. On 3 February 2011, the T1 merged with the T2 which opened in 2006 between Zeytinburnu and Bağcılar, with the T2's stations being converted to low-floor.

Rolling stock

At the time of opening in 1992 the T1 used high-floor trams manufactured by ABB. These have subsequently been replaced by two types of low-floor tram, which are currently in use on the line. Both types are air conditioned and usually run in coupled pairs.

Bombardier Flexity Swift A32

In 2001 the Istanbul Transport Authority placed an order for 55 Bombardier Flexity Swift A32 trams. They entered service in 2003, once the platforms on the line had been lowered to accommodate low-floor trams. They have a top speed of 70 km/h, a total of 64 seats + 10 tip-up seats, and a maximum capacity of 272 passengers.[2]

Alstom Citadis X04

In 2007, 37 Alstom Citadis X04 trams were ordered to replace the high-floor trams running on the T2 Zeytinburnu-Bağcılar line, in anticipation of the merger of the T1 and T2 lines and the conversion of the former T2 line platforms to low-floor height. The first tram was delivered in September 2009, and following testing the trams entered service in 2011. They also have a top speed of 70 km/h, and a maximum capacity of up to 500 passengers as a coupled pair.[3]

Stations

No StationTypeTransferDistrictNotes
1 KabataşLevel(Kabataş Terminal)(Kabataş Pier) İETT Bus: 22, 22B, 25E, 26, 26A, 26B, 27E, 27SE, 28, 28T, 29C, 29D, 30D, 41E, 43R, 58A, 58N, 58S, 58UL, 62, 63, 70KEBeyoğluPark and Ride facility
2 FındıklıİETT Bus: 22, 25E, 26, 26A, 26B, 27E, 27SE, 28, 28T, 29C, 29D, 30D, 41E, 43R, 58A, 58N, 58S, 58UL, 62, 63, 70KE
3 TophaneİETT Bus: 26, 26A, 26B, 28, 28T, 30D, 70KE
4 KaraköyTünelİETT Bus: 26, 26A, 26B, 28, 28T, 30D, 31E, 32, 33, 33B, 33ES, 33TE, 33Y, 35, 36CE, 36KE, 38E, 44B, 46Ç, 47, 47Ç, 47E, 47N, 48E, 50E, 50P, 54E, 54TE, 66, 70D, 70FE, 70KE, 74, 74A, 77Ç, 78, 78H, 79E, 80, 82, 90, 91O, 92, 92A, 92C, 93, 94, 97A, 97GE, 99, 99A, 99Y, 146B, 336E, EM1, EM2
5 Eminönü (under construction) • İETT Bus: 26, 26A, 28, 28T, 30D, 31E, 32, 33, 33B, 33ES, 33TE, 33Y, 35, 36CE, 36KE, 38E, 44B, 46Ç, 46E, 47, 47Ç, 47E, 47K, 47N, 48E, 50E, 50P, 54E, 54TE, 66, 70D, 70FE, 70KE, 74, 74A, 77Ç, 78, 78H, 79E, 79GE, 80, 82, 90, 92, 92C, 93, 97A, 97GE, 99, 99A, 99Y, 146B, 336, 336E, 399B, 399C, BN1, EC1, EM1, EM2Fatih
6 Sirkeci İETT Bus: BN1
7 GülhaneİETT Bus:
8 SultanahmetİETT Bus:
9 ÇemberlitaşİETT Bus:
10 Beyazıt-Kapalıçarşı İETT Bus: 32A, 35A, 35C, 36, 36ES, 38, 38Z, 46H, 90B, 91E, 92B, 92K, 93C, 94A, 97, 97B, 97G
11 Laleli-Üniversite İETT Bus: 32A, 35A, 35C, 36, 36ES, 38, 38Z, 46H, 90B, 91E, 92B, 92K, 93C, 94A, 97, 97B, 97G300m walk between lines
12 Aksaray İETT Bus: 750m walk between lines
13 Yusufpaşa İETT Bus: 28T, 31, 32A, 33, 33B, 33E, 33Y, 35, 35A, 35C, 35D, 36, 36ES, 36Y, 46T, 71T, 72T, 73, 73F, 76D, 79E, 79Ş, 80, 80T, 82, 85T, 89, 89B, 89C, 89K, 92, 92B, 92C, 92K, 92T, 93, 93C, 93T, 94, 94A, 97, 97A, 97BT, 97T, 145T, 336Y, E-56200m walk between lines
14 HasekiİETT Bus: 28T, 31, 32A, 33, 33B, 33E, 33Y, 35D, 36, 36ES, 36Y, 46T, 71T, 72T, 73, 73F, 76D, 79E, 79Ş, 82, 85T, 89, 89B, 89C, 89K, 92, 92B, 92C, 92K, 92T, 93, 93C, 93T, 94, 94A, 97, 97A, 97BT, 97T, 145T, 336Y, E-56
15 FındıkzadeİETT Bus: 28T, 31, 32A, 33, 33B, 33E, 33Y, 35D, 36, 36ES, 36Y, 46T, 71T, 72T, 73, 73F, 76D, 79E, 79Ş, 82, 85T, 89, 89B, 89C, 89K, 92, 92B, 92C, 92K, 92T, 93, 93C, 93T, 94, 94A, 97, 97A, 97BT, 97T, 145T, 336Y, E-56
16 Çapa-ŞehreminiİETT Bus: 28T, 31, 32A, 33, 33B, 33E, 33Y, 35D, 36, 36ES, 36Y, 46T, 71T, 72T, 73, 73F, 76D, 79E, 79Ş, 82, 85T, 89, 89B, 89C, 89K, 92, 92B, 92C, 92K, 92T, 93, 93C, 93T, 94, 94A, 97, 97A, 97BT, 97T, 145T, 336Y, E-56
17 PazartekkeİETT Bus: 28, 31, 32A, 33, 33B, 33E, 33Y, 35D, 36, 36ES, 36Y, 41ST, 71T, 72T, 73, 73F, 76D, 79E, 79Ş, 82, 85T, 87, 88, 89, 89B, 89C, 89K, 92, 92B, 92C, 92K, 92T, 93, 93C, 93T, 94, 94A, 97, 97A, 97BT, 97T, 145T, 336Y, E-56 MR11
18 Topkapı Under the bridge İETT Bus: 31, 31E, 33B, 41AT, 50B, 71T, 72T, 73, 73F, 76D, 79Ş, 82, 85C, 85T, 89, 89B, 89K, 92, 92T, 94, 94A, 94Y, 97, 97A, 97B, 97BT, 97T, 500L, 500T, MR11Zeytinburnu
19 Cevizlibağ-A.Ö.Y.Level İETT Bus: 31, 31E, 33B, 41AT, 71T, 72T, 73, 73F, 76D, 79Ş, 82, 85C, 85T, 89, 89B, 89K, 92, 92T, 94, 94A, 94Y, 97, 97A, 97B, 97BT, 97T, 500L, 500T, H-9, MR11
20 Merkez EfendiİETT Bus:
21 AkşemsettinİETT Bus:
22 MithatpaşaİETT Bus:
23 Zeytinburnu İETT Bus: 31, 31E, 50B, 71T, 72T, 73, 73F, 76D, 78ZB, 79G, 79Ş, 82, 89A, 89B, 89K, 89M, 92, 93, 93C, 93M, 93T, 94, 94A, 94Y, 97, 97A, 97B, 97BT, 97KZ, 97T, H-9, MK97, MR10BakırköyPark and Ride facility
24 Mehmet AkifİETT Bus: Güngören
25 Merter Tekstil SitesiİETT Bus:
26 GüngörenİETT Bus: 92C, 92T, 98G
27 AkıncılarİETT Bus: 92C, 92T, 98G
28 SoğanlıİETT Bus: 92C, 92T, 98G
29 Yavuz SelimİETT Bus: 92C, 92T, 98G
30 GüneştepeİETT Bus: 92TBağcılar
31 Bağcılar İETT Bus: 36CY, 92B, HT1300m walk between lines

Planned extensions

In 2022 a special service for cruise passengers was announced which would run for cruise passengers from a new infill stop in Galataport (south of Kabataş station) and run to the Beyazıt station, providing visitors easy access to the Grand Bazaar at that stop as well as the rest of Sultanahmet, Istanbul's Old City.[4]

Metro line M7 is being extended southeastward to Beşiktaş and Kabataş,[5] which will provide T1 passengers much easier access to Şişli and other parts of the Istanbul Central Business District.

See also

References

  1. "T1 Kabataş-Bağcılar Tramvay Hattı". Metro Istanbul. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  2. "Transportation project list" (PDF). Bombardier. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-06-28. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  3. "Istanbul commissions its Citadis trams and starts dynamic tests on the new Alstom Metropolis metro trainsets". Alstom. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  4. "'Galataport-Beyazıt' tram line is coming to Istanbul". Karar. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  5. "M7 Kabatas-Yıldız Metro Line". Metro Istanbul. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
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