T4 Topkapi-Mescid-i Selam Tram Line

Stations

T4 Tram Line was started to carry the passenger traffic of the Sultançiftliği and Gaziosmanpaşa area to important changing points and alleviate area’s traffic. Commissioned on 17th September 2007 between the Sehitlik and Mescid-i Selam stations, the line reached Topkapi passing through Edirnekapi and Vatan areas in its 2nd phase. With the Sehitlik - Topkapi phase which was commissioned on 18th March 2009, total line length reached to 15,3 kilometres.

Using high-floor tramcars, the line passes through Sultangazi, Gaziosmanpasa, and Bayrampasa and Eyup districts. With a capacity of 25,000 pax, the line’s stations are designed to operate with three-car series.

Opening Dates

• Phase 1 Opening Date: 17. 09. 2007
• Phase 2 Opening Date: 18. 03. 2009

Operational Data

• Line Length: 15,3 Km.
• Number of Stations: 22
• Number of Cars: 83
• Journey Duration: 45 min. (One Way)
• Operational Hours: 06.00 - 00.00
• Daily Ridership: 190.000 Passengers (Weekdays average)
• Number of Daily Journeys: 446
• One Way Journey Frequency: 3 min. (during peak hours)

Station Structures

T4 line is operated by high-floor tramcars, so all platforms are built high. All stations except for Cumhuriyet Mahallesi station feature ramps as well as elevators and escalators at underground stations for the access of handicapped and elderly passengers.

The system contains 22 stations, 7 of them are underground, 2 over a viaduct, and 13 on the surface.

Integration

• At Kiptaş-Venezia Station, you can transfer to the M7 Yıldız-Mahmutbey Metro Line.
• At Sehitlik Station, you can change to the Metrobus (BRT) line,
• At Vatan Station, you can change to M1A Yenikapi-Ataturk Airport and M1B Yenikapi-Kirazli Metro lines,
• At Topkapi Station, you can change to T1 Kabatas-Bagcilar Tram Line and Metrobus (BRT) line.