- İzmir Metro
Infobox Public transit
name = İzmir Metro
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locale =İzmir
transit_type =Rapid transit
began_operation = 2000
ended_operation =
system_length = km to mi|11.6|abbr=yes|precision=1
lines = 1
vehicles =
stations = 10
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owner =İzmir Metro ("İzmir Metrosu") is a subway network (
rapid transit over the surface in parts) inİzmir ,Turkey that is constantly being extended with new stations being put in service. The network, consisting of one line, starts from Üçyol station in Hatay in the southern portion of the metropolitan area and runs towards northeast to end inBornova . The line is convert|11.6|km|mi|1|abbr=on long.The stations are: 1) Üçyol, 2) Konak, 3) Çankaya, 4) Basmane, 5) Hilal, 6) Halkapınar, 7) Stadyum, 8) Sanayi, 9) Bölge, 10)
Bornova . An extension of the line between Üçyol and Üçkuyular, which aims to serve the southern portion of the city more efficiently, is currently under construction.Basic fare on the Metro is TRL 1.25 but only TRL 0.95 if the Kentkart is used. About 12% of passengers pay cash and the rest use Kentkart, 35% at reduced rate and 53% at standard rate. The Metro carries about 30 million passengers/year and to the end of September 2005 160 million passengers had travelled since the opening in May 2000.
A more ambitious venture that begun involves the construction of a newconvert|80|km|mi|0|abbr=on line between
Aliağa district in the north, where aoil refinery and its port are located, toMenderes district in the south, to reach and serveAdnan Menderes Airport . This new line will have a connection to the existing line and it is planned to be finished in 2008 autumn. It will comprise 32 stations and the full ride between the two ends of the line will only take 86 minutes.External links
* [http://www.izmirmetro.com.tr/ Izmir Metro]
* [http://www.urbanrail.net/as/izmi/izmir.htm Urbanrail.net]
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