(Turkey )IZMIR

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Halkapinar stop	platform approach	underground stop (1)
underground stop (2) ground level (1) ground level (2)

Izmir
Izmir Metro (opened in 2000) currently runs from Hatay (Ucyol stop in the southern side) to Bornova (north-eastern side); the track combines underground, elevated and ground level sections.
The systems has been costantly extended and the first phaseS (Ucyol-Bornova, Bornova-Evka 3) are going to be followed by many further developments (Ucyol-Fahrettin Altay; Halkapinar-Otogar; Fahrettin Altay-DEU; Ucyol–Buca–D.E. Universitesi is Aliaga–Menderes suburban railway upgraded at metro standards). In the next future it will be particulary remarkable the new north-south axis of the system, connecting Aliaga district (where an oil refinery and its port are located) to Menderes (serving Adnan Menderes Airport).
Izmir Metro (sito ufficiale)

CHRONOLOGY
25-08-2000	Ucyol-Bornova
30-03-2012	Bornova-Evka 3

Country	Turkey
Line	--
Inhabitants	City 3.100.000, District 3.770.000
Date opening	2000
Future development:	Ucyol-Fahrettin Altay; Halkapinar-Otogar; Fahrettin Altay-DEU; Ucyol–Buca–D.E. Universitesi; Aliaga–Menderes suburban railway upgraded at metro standards
Length (km)	14.2
Track sections	totally segregated from road traffic (underground: 7 km; elevated: 2.3 km; ground level or cleaving: 4.9 km)
Stops	12, average d0stance 1300 m
Platforms	--
Platform doors	no
general characteristics	length 125 m, width --
n. of vehicles	(single cars) 45
n. of cars per vehicle	3-4-5
Type	steel wheels bi-directional
Vehicle dimensions (m)	(each car) length 23.5, width 2.65
Vehicle capacity (pax)	(each car) 300 (44 seated)
Frequency	2.5'/
Current/Voltage	750 V DC from third rail
Guide/gauge	standard gauge rails (1435 mm)
Speed Km/h	Comm 40, Max 80
Accel./Decel. (m/sec2)	1.1/1.0
System capacity	45.000 pphpd
Ridership	30 millions pax/year
Total cost	51 M$/km
Staff	--
System builder	ALSTOM
Model	--
NOTE	ABB system (now Alstom)