The T5 Eminönü–Alibeyköy Coach Station tram line () is a tram line following the coastline of the Golden Horn on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey.
Construction of the line began in March 2017, with the first test runs starting in March 2019. The first section consisting of 12 stations between and Alibeyköy Coach Station at a length of was officially opened on 1 January 2021, and the extension to Eminönü was officially opened on 30 August 2023.Istanbul's T5 expands bringing total to 10km Tramways & Urban Transit issue 1031 November 2023 page 414
The line is long with 14 stations each of length. 30 Durmazlar Panorama trams carry up to 114,000 passengers a day. Its route mostly follows the western coastline of the Golden Horn, and is built on the bank next to the existing street. In some places, it crosses the water on piles. The total travel time was assumed to be 35 minutes.
The line uses Alstom APS (a third rail embedded in the ground between the tracks) for electrification to avoid visual pollution, a difference from other tram lines in the city, which have traditional overhead wires suspended from roadside posts.
Stations and connections The 14 stations and their connections to other lines are as following: All stations are at ground level. NoStationDistrictTransferNotes1EminönüFatih・ (Eminönü ferry)İETT Bus: 26, 26A, 28, 28T, 30D, 31E, 32, 33, 33B, 33ES, 33TE, 33Y, 35, 36KE, 38E, 46Ç, 50E, 50P, 54E, 54TE, 66, 70D, 70FE, 70KE, 74, 74A, 77Ç, 78, 78H, 79E, 79GE, 82, 90, 92, 92C, 93, 97A, 97GE, 99A, 146B, 336, 336E, BN1, EM1, EM2Spice Bazaar・Galata Bridge・New Mosque2Küçükpazar (Haliç station)İETT Bus: 26, 26A, 28, 28T, 30D, 31E, 32, 33, 33B, 33ES, 33TE, 33Y, 35, 36KE, 38E, 46Ç, 50E, 50P, 54E, 54TE, 66, 70D, 70FE, 70KE, 74, 74A, 77Ç, 78, 78H, 79E, 79GE, 82, 90, 92, 92C, 93, 97A, 97GE, 99A, BN1, EM1, EM2Haliç Metro Bridge3CibaliİETT Bus: 33ES, 55G, 55T, 99AKadir Has University Cibali Campus4Fener (Fener ferry)İETT Bus: 33ES, 35D, 55G, 55T, 99AYavuz Sultan Selim Mosque5Balat (Balat ferry)İETT Bus: 33ES, 35D, 55G, 55T, 99A6Ayvansaray (Ayvansaray ferry)İETT Bus: 33ES, 55G, 55T, 99AIt is approximately from Ayvansaray Metrobus Station.7FeshaneEyüpsultan (Eyüpsultan ferry)İETT Bus: 50B, 50K, 50R, 50V, 50Y, 55, 55G, 55T, 86V, TM14 Eyüp Sultan Mosque・Artistanbul Feshane・Zal Mahmud Paşa Mosque8Eyüpsultan TeleferikİETT Bus: 50B, 50R, 50K, 50V, 50Y, 86V, TM14Eyüp Sultan Mosque・Eyüpsultan Mezarlığı・Pierre Loti 9Eyüpsultan Devlet HastanesiİETT Bus: 50B, 50R, 50K, 50V, 50Y, TM14Eyüpsultan Country Hospital10Silahtarağa MahallesiİETT Bus: 50B, 50R, 50K, 50V, 50Y, 55Y, TM14, TM16Santralistanbul・İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Santralistanbul Kampüsü・Silahtarağa Yeni Camii11ÜniversiteİETT Bus: 50B, 50K, 50R, 50V, 50Y, 55Y, TM14, TM16Bezmialem Foundation University Eyüpsultan Campus・Silahtarağa Merkez Camii・İstanbul Bilgi University Santralistanbul Campus12Alibeyköy MerkezİETT Bus: 50A, 50B, 50C, 50D, 50E, 50G, 50K, 50L, 50M, 50N, 50R, 50S, 50T, 50V, 50Y, 55Y, TM3, TM8, TM10, TM12, TM14, TM15, TM18, TM19Alibeyköy Camii13Alibeyköy Metro (Alibeyköy station)İETT Bus: 50A, 50AT, 50B, 50C, 50D, 50E, 50F, 50G, 50H, 50K, 50L, 50M, 50N, 50R, 50S, 50T, 50V, 50Y, 50Z, TM1, TM2, TM3, TM4, TM5, TM6, TM7, TM8, TM9, TM10, TM11, TM12, TM13, TM14, TM15, TM16, TM17, TM18, TM1914Alibeyköy Cep OtogarıİETT Bus: TM5, TM11, TM17Alibeyköy Cep Bus Terminal・5. Levent
See also Istanbul Tram Istanbul Metro Istanbul nostalgic tramways Public transport in Istanbul Haliç
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