On October 25, 2021, the third section of the T3 line of the modern AntRay tram was put into operation in Antalya, a resort and port city in the south of Turkey. The 24 km long T3 line connects the Varsak stop in the north of the city with the world-famous Archaeological Museum in the south, serving 27 intermediate stops.

A new section of the tram line has been opened in Antalya
Picture: Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyesi

The first 13 km of this line have been operating since March 2019, at which time a depot was opened in the Varsak area. Continuation to the Ataturk stop was opened in August 2019. Nine stops have been arranged on the section of the third stage. This was reported by the railway magazine Railway Supply.

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The T3 line near the bus station intersects with the T1 line, which runs routes to the international airport in the east of the city, two large hospitals and a university. The final stop near the Archaeological Museum is next to the historic T2 tram line, which runs along the coast in the old part of town. In the future, it is planned to reconstruct the T2 line with nine stops according to the standards of a modern tram.

The T3 line was built by Makyol İnşaat, which in the 2018 tender offered a lower price – TRY 697 million (approximately USD 70 million). The project included the construction of an underground station on the section below the T1 line near the bus station, an underground intersection with the highway and several pedestrian bridges.

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