İZBAN
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İZBAN, previously known as Egeray, is a commuter rail system serving İzmir and its metropolitan area. Averaging a daily ridership of 185,000 passengers, it is the busiest commuter rail system in Turkey, slightly ahead of the Marmaray commuter line in Istanbul. İZBAN is a portmanteau of the words "İzmir" and "Banliyö" (suburb in Turkish).
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- airport rail link
- Part of
- İzmir–Afyonkarahisar railway
- Country
- Turkey
- Located in
- İzmir Province
- Continent
- Asia
- Official website
- www.izban.com.tr
- Image
- İZBAN Train.JPG
- Length
- 136
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- Commons category
- İZBAN
- track gauge
- standard-gauge railway
- date of official opening
- 2010-08-30
- native label
- İzmir Banliyö Sistemi
- patronage
- 98000000
- daily patronage
- 300000
- inception
- 2010-00-00
- social media followers
- 34680
- vehicle normally used
- İZBAN E22100
- terminus
- Aliağa railway station
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Routes
- History
- Service
- Ridership
- Rolling stock
- Future developments
- Aliağa-Bergama
- Suspended
- Menemen-Manisa
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
İZBAN, previously known as Egeray, is a commuter rail system serving İzmir and its metropolitan area. Averaging a daily ridership of 185,000 passengers, it is the busiest commuter rail system in Turkey, slightly ahead of the Marmaray commuter line in Istanbul. İZBAN is a portmanteau of the words "İzmir" and "Banliyö" (suburb in Turkish).
Established in 2007 and began operations in 2010, İZBAN was formed to revive old commuter rail in İzmir. , İZBAN operates a long system, with 41 stations.
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