- Northern Line (İZBAN)
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Northern Line
Kuzey Hattı
EMU 22017 departing Çiğli in December 2010.Overview Service type Commuter rail Status Operating Locale İzmir Predecessor Basmane-Aliağa Regional First service December 5, 2010 (Alsancak-Çiğli)
January 30, 2011 (Çiğli-Aliağa)Current operator(s) İZBAN Average ridership 107,653 (daily 2011) Route Start Alsancak No. of intermediate stops 18 End Aliağa Distance travelled 56 km (34.80 mi) Average journey time 1 hour Service frequency Every 15 minutes (Alsancak-Menemen)
Hourly (Menemen-Aliağa)On-board services Disabled access Yes Technical Rolling stock E22000 Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Standard gauge Electrification 25 kV AC Operating speed 80 km/h (50 mph) Track owner(s) İZBAN Route map Legend
Distance Station 
0 Alsancak 
2 km (1.2 mi) Halkapınar 
4 km (2.5 mi) Salhane 6 km (3.7 mi) Bayraklı 7 km (4.3 mi) Turan 9 km (5.6 mi) Naldöken 10 km (6.2 mi) Alaybey 11 km (6.8 mi) Karşıyaka 12 km (7.5 mi) Nergiz 13 km (8.1 mi) Demirköprü 14 km (8.7 mi) Şemikler 15 km (9.3 mi) Mavişehir 
17 km (11 mi) Çiğli 19 km (12 mi) Egekent 24 km (15 mi) Ulukent 25 km (16 mi) Egekent 2 31 km (19 mi) Menemen 43 km (27 mi) Hatundere 51 km (32 mi) Biçerova 
56 km (35 mi) Aliağa The Northern Line is a commuter rail service operated by İZBAN on tracks owned by the Turkish State Railways, operating between Alsancak Terminal in İzmir to Aliağa railway station in the northern port town of Aliağa. The Northern Line is the busiest commuter rail line in Turkey serving an average of 107,653 passengers daily.
Between Alsancak and Aliağa a total of 42 trains operate in each direction daily, with the first train leaving Alsancak at 5:57am and the last train leaving at 10:24pm. Between Alsancak and Menemen a total of 86 trains operate in each direction daily (42 continuing on to Aliağa). The first train leaves Alsancak at 5:57am and the last train leaves at 11:24pm.
Passengers may transfer to the İzmir Metro at Halkapınar and connections are available to the State Railway's regional and main line trains at Alsancak, Halkapınar, Çiğli and Menemen.
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