Samsun

Samsun awarded in July 2008 a contract to start building a 17 km light rail with 22 stops. Rolling stock will be 16 Sirio tram from Ansaldo Breda. The sets are 32m long, 2,6m wide and have a capacity of 270 passengers. These sets will be similar to the ones already in operation in Kayseri.

An Ansaldo Breda Sirio tram lays up at the bumper block just past the Gar terminal on the southeastern end of Samsun’s tram line. April 2011. Photo Jack May	Samsunray’s principal downtown station is Cumhuriyet Meydanı, where trams in both direction are shown pausing for passengers. April 2011. Photo Jack May
19 Mayis Blv is one of the city’s principal streets, but it is blocked off, converting the area along the Black Sea into a mostly pedestrian area. Flower boxes line both sides of the tracks, improving the appearance of both the barriers and tramline. April 2011. Photo Jack May	A view of Samsun’s new tramline from the Otel Yafeya, where the line crosses 19 Mayis Blv. April 2011. Photo Jack May
Samsunray crosses Atatürk Blv on an attractive overpass. April 2011. Photo Jack May	Cable cars rise from the Baruthane station to reach the hills above the city and some archaeological digs. April 2011. Photo Jack May
The tramway has been driving force behind the creation of brand new residential neighborhoods in the northwest part of Samsun. April 2011. Photo Jack May