Basmane-Tire Regional
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The Basmane-Tire Regional is a 96 km (59.7 mi) long regional rail
Regional rail
Commuter rail, also called suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates between a city center, and the middle to outer suburbs beyond 15km and commuter towns or other locations that draw large numbers of commuters—people who travel on a daily basis...

 service operated by the Turkish State Railways
Turkish State Railways
The State Railways of the Turkish Republic or TCDD is the government owned, national railway carrier in the Republic of Turkey, headquartered in Ankara...

, between Basmane Terminal in İzmir
Izmir
Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...

 and Tire
Tire
A tire or tyre is a ring-shaped covering that fits around a wheel rim to protect it and enable better vehicle performance by providing a flexible cushion that absorbs shock while keeping the wheel in close contact with the ground...

. 4 trains operate daily each way; trains 32415, 32417, 32413, 32419 operate southbound from Basmane to Tire, while trains 32412, 32416, 32418, 32420 operate northbound from Tire to Basmane. The route is the 3rd busiest regional route in district 3 after the Basmane-Ödemiş Regional
Basmane-Ödemiş Regional
The Basmane-Ödemiş Regional is a regional rail service operated by the Turkish State Railways. The train operates from Basmane Terminal in İzmir to the town of Ödemiş.-History:...

 and the Basmane-Denizli Regional.

Service was originally started in 1883, when the Oriental Railway Company
Oriental Railway Company
The Oriental Railway Company or the İzmir-Aydın Railway was the first railway in Anatolia. The railway operated from 1856 to 1935 when TCDD absorbed it.-History:...

 operated a regional train on the route.

Today the rolling stock that operates on the line are DM15000
TCDD DM15000
The TCDD DM15000 is TCDD's newest Diesel Multiple Unit series. The DMUs were built by EUROTEM in Adapazarı, Turkey. These DMUs operate on all diesel operated regional lines in western Turkey....

, MT5700
TCDD MT5700
TCDD MT5700 is a series of 30 diesel railcars operated by the Turkish State Railways. They were produced by Fiat of Italy and are closely related to the slightly older MT5600.-External links:*...

 or M30000.
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