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 RAILWAYS |
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first railway line in Turkey was constructed between
Izmir and Aydýn by a British company that was
granted the concession in 1856 and the construction
of the 130 km line was completed in 1866. The
Ýzmir-Turgutlu (Cassaba)
- Afyon line and 98 km of the Manisa-Bandırma line
were constructed by another British company that was
granted the concession and were put into service in
1865. The remaining section of the Manisa-Bandırma
line was constructed in the subsequent years.
Construction concession of the 2000 km Orient
railway was granted to Baron Hirsch in 1869.
Istanbul-Edirne and Kırklareli-Alpullu lines
totalling 336 km, all within national borders,
linked Istanbul with Europe. |
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| SUBWAY |
| Being the
third largest metropolis in Turkey, the city of Izmir will
soon have its much needed subway system. |
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The
first stage comprises the central core route from
Üçyol to Bornova passing through Konak, a major
business centre near the city's waterfront, to the
eastern suburbs of Bornova which is home to
Izmir's university and teaching hospital. At
Halkapınar, the interchange facilities will be
provided by the Turkish State Railways commuter
and long distance services.
The second and the third stages of Izmir Metro
system will branch out to the suburbs of Çiğli,
Narlıdere and Buca.
The 11.5 km first stage of the Izmir Subway
project which will be ready for full revenue
operation by the end of 1999. The system is being
constructed by Adtranz - Yapı Merkezi - ABB
Consortium with Yüksel Proje-Louis Berger Joint
Venture acting as the Control Engineer. |
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The system
has 10 stations. The station types and the line profile
for the first stage of the Izmir Subway System are as
follows:
 4.4
km tunnel - 4 underground stations (Üçyol
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Basmane)
2.3
km viaduct - 2 viaduct stations (Hilal
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Halkapınar)
4.8
km level line - 4 level line stations (Stadyum
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Bornova) |
| AIRWAYS |
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regional airport is one of the most modern
international airports of Turkey, and has many
direct international connections to several European
locations, besides the major Turkish cities. The
city airport, Adnan Menderes (ADB), is one of the
biggest in the country and accommodates several
international airline companies and most of the
European charter flights. A new international lines
terminal is planned to be built according to the
build-operate-transfer model. This terminal will
allow the annual capacity to reach 5 million
passengers. This project is to include also a car
park for 2200 vehicles and will be put out to
tender. |
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| HIGHWAYS |
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At
least 4000 trucks and TIR stay overnight in Izmir.
For controls to be conducted an area of 30
hectares for a safe overnight stay of these
vehicles is necessary in the near future.
As a result of intensified commercial activities,
the transportation connections of Izmir with the
other cities have become insufficient. The
construction works of Izmir-Salihli highway, Izmir-Manisa
highway and Izmir-Aydýn-Denizli motorway
are still underway. The preliminary works of the
Izmir-Istanbul and Ýzmir-Ankara motorways
are expected to start soon. |
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| PORTS |
With its
favourable climate, fertile soils, rich mineral resources
and suitable geographical assets Izmir has always been an
important port city. 2 major projects in the city will
ensure its continuing importance into the 21st century.
The Ministry of Transportation is planning the
construction of a new container terminal in the Alsancak
port in order to meet the increasing needs of the Aegean
Region in the medium term. The long term solution will be
the construction of the North Aegean Port. The
implementation of these two projects will lead to the
creation of employment, development of qualified labour
force and expansion of trade volume in the Aegean Region. |
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Alsancak Port : Izmir Alsancak Port has an area of
900.000 m2 and a quay of 3452 m with a water depth
of 10-13 m. This port renders services passenger
ships and cargo and container ships with dry and
liquid cargo. The breakdown of cargo is as follows:
general cargo (9.1%),
container (63%),
dry cargo (23.8%)
and liquid cargo (3.55%).
The container traffic registers an increase of
11-14% annually. The containerisation rate in 1998
was 88.4%, in 1999 89% and it is expected to
increase to 92% by the year 2002.
The port has a handling capacity of 654.000 tons
annually and it services 3640 ships yearly. The
average tonnage per ship is 6.660 GRT. In 1998, 2583
ships called at this port and 61.6% of these ships
were container ships. The capacity of the Alsancak
port has to be increased. Almost 20% of the national
exports come from the Aegean Region and 91% of these
exports are serviced by the ports. |
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capacity of the Alsancak port is 6 million tons and the
future dredging and quay projects will increase this
capacity to 11 million tons. |
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