Alstom Durmazlar Tramways on T5 Eminönü–Alibeyköy Line

Mavi Boncuk | 

Alstom has installed its APS  ground-level continuous power supply system to the 10.1km-long Eminonu-Alibeykoy tramway track in Turkey.

The Eminonu-Alibeykoy tramway Line T5 will run from an interchange with Line T1 at Eminönü to Alibeyköy station on the future Mecidiyeköy – Mahmutbey metro line. The line will have 14 stations[1] each with 60m-long platforms and capacity for 114,000 passengers per day. Journeys between termini will take around 35 minutes.

The 9km portion between Balat and Alibeykoy of the tramway link will not only decrease the footprint of light rail lines but also maintain the aesthetics of urban settings.

The company claimed that this is the first application of the APS system in Turkey.

Instead of a catenary system, APS will enable the supply of power to the tram through a segmented street-level power rail.

It is claimed to be safe for pedestrians and other road users as the conductive sections get activated only when fully covered by the tram.

The contact shoes, which are situated under the vehicle, will then collect the power.

Alstom Middle East and Turkey managing director Mama Sougoufara said: “We are quite happy to see our innovative and sustainable solutions being part of Istanbul’s city landscape. In addition to the ground APS system, we are providing the associated onboard equipment for 30 tramway vehicles manufactured by a local company for the Eminonu-Alibeykoy tramway line. The Durmazlar company in Bursa manufacturers bogies, vehicle bodies and welded elements for high-speed trains, trams, light rail vehicles and metro vehicles, including for world-class leading companies such as Alstom, Bombardier and Hyundai Rotem.  DOGUS Construction Group, which is building the 10km light rail line between Eminönü and Alibeyköy on the west bank of the Golden Horn in Istanbul, has selected Alstom to provide its APS ground-power-supply solution for the entirety of the project.

The interlocking system on TCDD's Eskisehir-Kutahya-Balikesir line was completed and put into service by Alstom on 5 February 2021.

Alstom in Turkey

In 2012 Alstom, Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia (AMEA) is for the Regional Center moved to Turkey.

 Alstom started its activities in the 1950s, and has been a key contributor to the development of energy and rail transport infrastructure in Turkey for more than 60 years. Alstom has supplied key equipment for more than 50% Turkey’s installed power generation capacity, including the Atatürk dam, which is the largest hydro power plant in the country.  Alstom has installed approximately 50% of the transmission products of TEIAS and successfully performed several key railway projects, such as Istanbul’s first Metro Line (Taksim-Levent), the delivery of 460 locomotives for the Turkish State Railways (TCDD) and the Istanbul tramway lines.

Export Champion of 2012

Today, Alstom is a social and economic contributor and is able to manage projects worldwide in power generation and transmission with approximately 1,200 employees in Turkey. The Alstom Grid’s 54.000 m2 Power Transformers Manufacturing Facility located in Gebze exports 85% of its production. According to the data of TIM (Turkey Exporters Assembly), Alstom Grid took the first place and became an exporting champion in the electricity transmission and distribution equipment category in 2012.

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Alstom Transport Turkey designs and develops equipment and services in the railway market from trains to signalling, infrastructure, services and turnkey solutions.

 [1] The first section of the T5 Eminönü-Alibeyköy tram line, long-awaited by Istanbulites, entered service between the Cibali quarter and its northern terminus Alibeyköy Bus Station on Friday.

The currently operating part consists of 12 stations on an 8.8 kilometer-long (5.5 miles) track that follows the southern shore of the Golden Horn and right bank of the Alibeyköy Creek in the Fatih and Eyüpsultan districts.

The tram line connects Eminönü quarter, the main gateway to Istanbul's historic peninsula and its iconic landmarks, to Balat and Fener quarters, which house the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate and many other landmarks of the Greek Orthodox and Jewish communities, and the tomb and the mosque of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, one of Prophet Muhammad's companions.

The T5 Eminönü–Alibeyköy Coach Staion tram line (Turkish: T5 Eminönü–Alibeyköy Cep Otogarı tramvay hattı) is a tram line following the coastline of the Golden Horn on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey

The 14 stations and their connections to other lines are as following:

• Eminönü ( Kabataş–Bağcılar, Ferries Eminönü-Kadıköy, Eminönü-Bosphorus, Eminönü-Üsküdar and Eyüp)
• Küçükpazar ( Yenikapı–Hacıosman)
• Cibali
• Fener
• Balat
• Ayvansaray
• Feshane (Tram Eyüp-Bayrampaşa, projected )
• Eyüpsultan Cable Car ( TF2 Eyüp–Piyerloti)
• Eyüpsultan Public Hospital
• Silahtarağa Mahallesi ( Metro Kazlıçeşme-Söğütlüçeşme, projected)
• University ( IAerial lift Eyüp-Yeşilpınar, projected)
• Alibeyköy Merkez
• Alibeyköy Metro ( Mecidiyeköy–Mahmutbey)
• Alibeyköy Coach Staion (Intercity bus,  Metro Alibeyköy-Seyrantepe, projected)
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