Nostalgic Tram Flights Started in Izmir

Nostalgic Tram, which made its last voyage in 1954, was put into service in Kordon, the heart of Izmir, on September 66, 9 years later. President Soyer, who participated in the first voyage of the nostalgic tram, said, "We are honored to put our trams into service on the 9th anniversary of September 98, when our struggle for independence ended with victory and opened the door to the Republic."

The first of three nostalgic trams built by Izmir Metropolitan Municipality to serve between Alsancak Port viaducts and Cumhuriyet Square was put into service on the 98th anniversary of Izmir's liberation from enemy occupation.

Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor attended the ceremony held in the First Kordon. Tunç Soyer and his wife Neptün Soyer, CHP Party Assembly Member (PM) Rıfat Nalbantoğlu, İzmir deputies Sevda Erdan Kılıç, Bedri Serter, Murat Minister, Kani Beko, mayors, İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Assembly Member and Gender Equality Commission President Atty. Nilay Kökkılınç and municipal bureaucrats attended.

We kept our promise

President Tunç Soyerstarted his speech by saying that he is proud of fulfilling another promise he made to the citizens of Izmir. Saying that they re-launched the Rıhtım tram line, which has a very important place in Izmir's history, under the name of "Nostalgic Tram", Soyer said, "Our nostalgic trams, which will serve between Alsancak Port viaducts and Cumhuriyet Square, are among the electric trains serving between Güzelyalı-Konak from 1928 to 1954 in Izmir. designed with inspiration. We designed our vehicles, which we obtained from a local company, in an environmentally friendly way, with rubber wheels and electric, so as not to disturb the green texture of Kordon. We have determined the names of our trams, which will serve with a total of 3 and only one wagon, as 'Boyoz', 'Gevrek' and 'Çiğdem', which are identified with our İzmir. We will put the second of our trams into service today, 45 days later, and the third, 90 days later, to the service of our compatriots.”

We reduce the traffic load of the city

Saying that nostalgic trams with a seating capacity of 28 people will travel on the 660-meter route, Soyer said that the color of the trams, which will serve at four stops, namely Cumhuriyet Square, Gündoğdu Square, Alsancak Pier and Alsancak Port, was determined by the colors of the trams in Izmir in the 1900s. Emphasizing that they have developed a sustainable and comprehensive transportation policy in İzmir, Soyer completed his words as follows: “In this context, we increase the rail and sea transportation in public transportation, and provide comfortable and safe transportation to all parts of İzmir with our new buses in land transportation. In order to reduce the traffic load of our city, we encourage bicycle and pedestrian transportation instead of using private vehicles. We believe that our nostalgic tram, which will bring an important spirit to our Izmir as in the past, will also contribute to pedestrian transportation. We are proud to put our trams into service on the 9th anniversary of the September 98 liberation, when our struggle for independence ended in victory and opened the door to the Republic. "

After the speeches, Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Tunç Soyer participated in the first expedition of the nostalgic tram with the guests.

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