EsTram

EsTram
Overview
OwnerEskişehir Metropolitan Municipality
LocaleEskişehir
Transit typeTram
Number of lines
9
Number of stations
77
Annual ridership
39,986,332 (2022)
WebsiteEsTram
Operation
Began operation
24 December 2004; 21 years ago (24 December 2004)
Number of vehicles
Bombardier Flexity Outlook, Škoda ForCity (47 vehicles)
Train length29.5 m (96 ft 9 in)
Technical
System length55 km (34 mi)
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Average speed50 km/h (30 mph)
Top speed70 km/h (45 mph)

EsTram (Eskişehir Tramvay) is a tram network in Eskişehir, Turkey, owned by the Eskişehir Metropolitan Municipality. The system operates Bombardier Flexity Outlook and Škoda ForCity low-floor articulated light-rail trams.[citation needed]

The groundbreaking ceremony of the network was held on June 20, 2002, and operation of the first phase commenced on 24 December 2004 with a total length of 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) and two main lines, Otogar–SSK and Opera–Osmangazi University. The EsTram network is designed to carry passengers at a top speed of 50 km/h (31 mph) in mixed traffic.[citation needed]

In 2014, the second phase was completed with four extensions to the network. The newly added lines were Emek–71 Evler, Batıkent–SSK (ring), Çamlıca–SSK (ring) and Çankaya–Osmangazi University (ring). The Emek–71 Evler line was later extended by 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) on March 10, 2019, to reach the city hospital.

The third phase was completed in 2021 when the 75. Yıl–Sultandere and City Hospital–Kumlubel extensions were opened on 12 March and 14 June respectively. Service on line 36 (Otogar–Osmangazi University) (via Opera station) began on January 6, 2025. As of 2025, the system has nine lines.

Lines

Line Route Length Electrification Stations Notes
 1  Otogar ↔ SSK 750V DC Overhead line 16
 3  Osmangazi Üniversitesi ↔ SSK 15
 4  Otogar ↔ Osmangazi Üniversitesi 15
 7  Osmangazi Üniversitesi ↔ Çankaya 12
 8  SSK ↔ Batıkent 15
 9  SSK ↔ Çamlıca 10
 10  Şehir Hastanesi ↔ Kumlubel 23
 12  75. Yıl ↔ Osmangazi Üniversitesi 26
 36  Otogar ↔ Osmangazi Üniversitesi (via Opera) 15
TOTAL: 55 km 77


References

  1. ↑ "İstatistik" [Statistics]. EsTram (in Turkish). 2022. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  2. 1 2 "İşte Eskişehir'in yeni tramvayları". Anadolu Gazetesi (in Turkish). 7 March 2018. Archived from the original on 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "ESTRAM - Tarihçe". EsTram (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Škoda ForCity Classic tram enters service in Eskişehir". Railway Gazette International. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  5. ↑ Aykar, Emre; Civi, Ahmet; Kaba, Mehmet (1 July 2004). "Estram arrives in Eskisehir". Railway Gazette International. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "Hatlarımız" [Our Lines]. EsTram (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 12 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  7. ↑ "Eskişehir, raylı sistem kapasitesini iki katına çıkardı". Dünya (in Turkish). 19 October 2014. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "Mayor inaugurates Eskişehir tram extension". Railway Gazette International. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  9. ↑ "Eskişehir tramway extension opens". Railway Gazette International. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  10. ↑ "Urban transport industry news round-up". Railway Gazette International. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2026. A 2·4 km extension of Eskişehir tram Line 13 from Opera to Kumlubel was opened by Mayor Yılmaz Büyükerşen on June 14. Travel is free until June 19.
  11. ↑ "Urban transport industry news round-up". Railway Gazette International. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2026. A 2·6 km three-stop connection between Otogar and Opera on the Eskişehir tram network opened on January 6, served by a new Route 36 which only operates three journeys in each direction in the weekday morning peak and another three each way in the afternoon.
  12. 1 2 "Hat Şema" [System Map]. EsTram. Archived from the original on 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  13. ↑ "Eskişehir tramvay durakları 2023". Anadolu Gazetesi (in Turkish). 4 August 2023. Archived from the original on 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.