The scope, route,stops and history of Kocaeli’s first tram line:

Project overview

• Owner: Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality
• Phases:
  1. Otogar-Sekapark
  2. Sekapark-Plajyolu
• Contractor:
  • 1st phase: Gülermak
  • 2nd phase: Emre Ray Enerji
  • Rolling stock: Durmazlar
• Contract date:
  • 1st phase: 8/2015
  • 2nd phase: 2/2018
• Contract duration:
  • 1st phase: 550 days
  • 2nd phase: 540 days
• Contract deadline:
  • 1st phase: 2/2017
  • 2nd phase: 8/2019
• Contract value:
  • 1st phase: TL 114 mn
  • 2nd phase: TL 21 mn
  • Rolling stock (12 sets): € 19.7 mn
  • Rolling stock (6 sets): TL 45 mn
• Commission date: 1st phase: Jun 16, 2017

Route

Stops/connections

Otogar – Yahya Kaptan – Yenisehir – Mehmet Ali Pasa – Dogu Kisla – Milli İrade Meydani – Fuar – Yeni Cuma – Fevziye – Gar – Seka Park – Seka Devlet Hastanesi – Kongre Merkezi – Okullar Bölgesi – Plajyolu

Project details

The 7.5-km-long tram line connecting Otogar (main bus station) to Seka Park, and 2.2 km extension to Plajyolu project.

• Line length: 7.5 + 2.2 km

Targets

• 10k daily ridership in the beginning, 40k in 2020

Rolling Stock

Durmazlar (12 sets for 1st phase, 6 sets for 2nd phase)

Ridership

• 3.6 mn (2017, 5 months)
• 6.5 mn (2018, 9 months)

Cover photo: Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi ©