Trams in Istanbul - Alignment

Alignment

All tram routes were on unreserved tracks and middle of the roads. Some routes were on narrow streets, some were on broad avenues. Tramcars were caught in the traffic jam caused by the cars. The tracks were also outdated, noisy and in the middle of the street. Cars had to pass the tramway on the right, causing danger for the pedestrians boarding and alighting the tramway. Those were one of the strong reasons of closure of the system.

There are some common alignments with past & present tramway system-

• The heritage tram of European side from Taksim to Tunel has laid following the previous systems - route 10, 11, 15, 17, but now as a single track with crossing.

• The heritage tram of Asian side from Kadiköy to Moda has laid following the previous systems route 20, but as a circular tramway.

• The modern tram from Kabatas to Zeytinburnu has laid following the previous systems alignment, as Kabataş - Karaköy - Sirkeci - Beyazıt - Aksaray - Topkapı route, with crossing on Galata Bridge.