T1 (Istanbul Tram)

T1 Kabataş - Bağcılar

Overview
Owner	Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Locale	Istanbul
Transit type	Tram
Number of stations	31
Operation
Began operation	13 June 1992
Operator(s)	Metro Istanbul
Number of vehicles	92
Technical
System length	18.5 km (11.5 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
System map 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

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 18.5 km (11.5 mi).^[1]

History

The first section of the T1 line 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, it was fused with the T2 line that was opened in 2006 between Zeytinburnu and Bağcılar by converting T2 line's stations to low-floor tram stations.

Rolling Stock

There are two types of tram currently in use on the line. Both are low-floor, air conditioned and usually run in coupled pairs.

Bombardier Flexity Swift A32

Bombardier Flexity Swift A32

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

Alstom Citadis X04

Alstom Citadis X04

In 2007, 37 Citadis X04 trams were ordered from Alstom 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 70km/h, and a maximum capacity of up to 500 passengers as a coupled pair.^[3]

Stations

See also

• Istanbul Tram
• Istanbul Metro
• Istanbul nostalgic tramways
• Public transport in Istanbul

References