First double decker train to run in İzmir
Turkey’s biggest suburban service, İzban, is now getting prepared to run double decker trains.
Izmir leaded suburban trains
Annual ridership in suburban trains in Turkey reached to 160 mn in 2015.
Will Torbali be a hub?
Torbali, where all passenger trains from Izmir to south is passing by, may be hub in the near future.
Izban: Suburban trains of Izmir
The scope, route, stops, statistics and history of Izmir suburban train (Izban):
Train crash at Izmir
A main line loco hit suburban train at Izmir yesterday evening. No death or injuries reported.
Izban started longer services
Izban started direct services between Aliaga-Cumaovasi and Menemen-Tepeköy.
Projects to be commissioned this year
This year, TL 7 bn is allocated for railway investments. There are many railway projects in the investment program, and 5 of them is/will be commissioned this year:
Izban Torbali line opens today
Extension of Izmir’s suburban service Izban to Torbali opened today.
Suburban services hit 150 million
The passengers using suburban services in Turkey’s three biggest cities of Turkey had exceeded 130 million last year.
Rail transport in Izmir
Izmir has the second biggest urban transport system by rail in Turkey..
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