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At the end of the 19 th Century, urban railway transportation began in Ottoman Empire era. In 1869, first mounted tram was used in Istanbul and in 1912, these trams began to be operated with electricity. In 1874, one of the first railway system which is called Tunnel began to be operated between Beyoglu and Karakoy in Istanbul.

There have been lots of attempts to construct metro system in Istanbul. Finally, Istanbul meets the metro in 1989 in the destination between Aksaray and Ferhatpasa. After these attempts, Istanbul has six different lines in different destination. These can be classified as the Light Rail and Metro systems.

1.Aksaray – Havalimani Metro (1989) Daily average passenger flow is passenger/day Total length of the line is 20 km with 18 stations 2.Taksim – 4. Levent Metro (2000) Daily average passenger flow is passenger/day Total length of the line is 8.5 km with 6 stations 3.Zeytinburnu – Kabatas Light Rail ( ) Daily average passenger flow is passenger/day Total length of the line is 13 km with 24 stations Connection to metro with the Funicular System Length of the Funicular System is 0.6 km with 2 stations Daily average passenger flow is passenger/day

5.Gungoren – Bagcilar Light Rail ( 2006) Daily average passenger flow is passenger/day Total Length of the line is 5 km with 9 stations 6.Kadikoy – Moda Tram (2003) Daily average passenger flow is passenger/day Total Length of the line is 2.6 km with 10 station 7.Edirnekapi – Sultan Ciftligi Light Rail (2007) Daily average passenger flow is passenger/day Total Length of the line is 12.5 km with 18 stations

Attempts in constructing railway systems began in 1972 in Ankara. In the frame of the study between 1984 and 1989, EGO General Directorate planned 55 Km railway system network throughout Ankara by In the light of these studies, construction for the light railway system began in 1992 in Ankara. This system (Ankaray) began the revenue service in 1996.

The construction of ARTS, the second system of Ankara, began in 1993 and revenue service started in December, Apart from these, three additional lines of ARTS are under construction, these are: Extension from Batikent to Sincan Extention from Kizilay to Cayyolu From AKM to Kecioren

Batikent-Sincan Line: 18 km with 12 stations Kizilay-Cayyolu Line: 18 km with 16 stations AKM-Kecioren Line: 8 km with 9 stations

First step of railway system in Konya is Light Railway System which was constructed between 1987 and The length of the line is 24 km and passenger flow is everyday. The construction of second step began in 1993 and began its service in The length is 16 km with passenger flow.

First attempts for railway system in Izmir began in Light railway system constructed in 1995 and began its service in The network is planned as 43 km and the first step 11.5 km is in service.

For Bursa, 55 km of light railway system is planned and it will be constructed in four steps. The first step connects city center to industrial zone. The length of the line is 21 km and began its service in The other lines are being planned or under construction.

The construction of the system began in 2002 and it was finished in 20 months. Revenue service began at the end of There are two different lines which connects the two different university campuses to each other. Total length is 15 km with 26 stations. In weekdays, average passenger flow is and at weekends, passengers are carried.

The first step of the light railway system which is under construction has 11 km length with 16 stations. This system will connect city center to city enterance. The service will begin with 14 vehicles.

Light railway system is being constructed which is integrated to suburban railway. Total length is planned as 19 km and the line which is under construction is 13 km with 13 stations.

This light railway system is under construction. This system is planned in four steps. The first step will be 18 km with 31 stations. This system will be operated with 22 vehicles. The construction began two years ago and in 2009, it will be in service.

The light railway system of Samsun is being projected. The first step will connect city center to university campus and will be 16.5 km. There are studies on the destination, designs of the stations and the technology which will be used in operation.

The light railway system is planned in three steps. The first step will connect the university to city center. The first step will have 14 km and the construction will begin this year. The first step is planned to be finished in two years.

The construction contract is signed and the construction will begin in The first step will be 5 km and will finish in 7 months.