The scope, route, details and history of Antalya’s 4th tram project from Varsak to Zerdalilik:

Project overview

• Owner: Antalya Metropolitan Municipality
• Phases:
  1. Varsak-Otogar (13 km)
  2. Otogar-Meltem (7 km)
  3. Meltem-Zerdalilik (5 km)
• Contractor: Makyol (construction and electromechanic)
• Contract date: 4/2018
• Contract duration: 720 days
• Contract deadline: 4/2020
• Contract value: TL 696 mn

Route

Stops/connections

Varsak Mezarlığı – Olimpik Havuz – Salı Pazarı – Karşıyaka-1 – Karşıyaka-2 – Ayanoğlu-1 – Ayanoğlu-2 – Fevzi Çakmak-1 – Fevzi Çakmak-2 – Kuzeyyaka – Gazi – Sütçüler – Gündoğdu – Okullar – Sakarya – Şehitler Parkı – Kültür Merkezi – Sami Cumhur Parkı – Atatürk Anadolu Lisesi – Spor Tesisleri – Kapalı Pazar – Otogar (connection to Fatih-Havalimanı/Expo tram) – Sahil Güvenlik – Kültür – Akdeniz Üniversitesi Hastanesi – Akdeniz Üniversitesi – Meltem – Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi – Antalya Müzesi – Barbaros – Endüsri Meslek Lisesi – Selekler Çarşısı – Cumhuriyet Meydanı – Dönerciler Çarşısı (connection to Fatih-Havalimanı/Expo tram) – Üç kapılar – Büyükşehir Belediyesi – Işıklar-1 – Işıklar-2 – Zerdalilik

Project details

The tram profect connecting the residential areas in north of Antalya to city center via main bus station, university, hospitals and museum. Varsak-Museum phase will be a new construction, where Muzeum-Zerdalilik is the renewal and reconstructing as double-track of old tram. Interchange to Fatih-Meydan-Airport-Expo line will be possible at main bus station and city center.

• Line length: 25 km

Targets

• Construction works to start in early 2018 and service to start in 2019.
• Varsak-Otogar deadline: Jan 2019
• Otogar-Meltem deadline: Mar 2019

Rolling Stock

Service will start with 20 sets. Fleet will increase to 47 sets.

Cover photo: Onur Uysal ©