TURKEY: Hyundai Rotem has won an 83·7bn won contract to supply 38 low-floor trams to Izmir, the Korean company announced on August 8.
The vehicles will be used to operate the 12·6 km Konak Line and the 9·7 km Karsiyaka Line. Gülermak is the construction contractor for both routes, which are expected to open by 2017.
Hyundai Rotem said that this is the first contract that it has won to supply trams to a foreign market, and aims to expand to further markets.
TURKEY: Konya has ordered 12 trams capable of catenary-free operation from Škoda Transportation as a follow-on order for the 60 ForCity Classic 28T trams currently being delivered. They are to be delivered next year, and bring the total order value for 72 trams to KC3·4bn.
TURKEY: Izmir Metropolitan Municipality has announced plans to build three tram lines by 2017.
TURKEY: The Bursa tramway opened on October 12, with trams running anti-clockwise around the single-track circular route in the city centre. The 6·5 km line has 12 stops, including two interchanges with the Bursaray light metro network.
