- OPERATION

The Izmir Metro operates 6:00 - 24:00, with trains every 4-5 minutes during rush hours, every 7-10 minutes during daytime and every 15 minutes after 22:00.

- FARES (2005)

Single - 0.90 New Turkish Lira (YTL)

- All fares subject to change -

Izmir is Turkey's third largest city (1.8 million inh.) and lies in the west of the country. It is an important harbour on the Gulf of Izmir, an arm of the Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea).

The first metro line is 11.5 km long and has 10 stations. It opened for trial service on 22 May 2000, regular passenger service started on 25 August 2000. The line runs underground through the city centre for 4.4 km (Üçyol - Basmane), elevated for 2.3 km (Hilal - Halkapinar) and at grade or in a cutting for 4.8 km (Stadyum - Bornova). A trip along the entire line takes 16 minutes. Platforms are 125 m long, although initially only 3-car-trains (750 V DC) are used. At Halkapinar transfer is possible to Turkish State Railways.

The metro was built as a turnkey project by a consortium led by Adtranz and is operated by Izmir Metro S.A.