Egeray is the name of the current rail transportation project underway 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...

. It is the largest transportation project in the history of the Turkish Republic. Egeray consists of upgrading the existing rail lines around İzmir to create a modern, rapid commuter rail system, extending the İzmir Metro

Izmir Metro

İzmir Metro is a subway network in İzmir, Turkey that is constantly being extended with new stations being put in service. The network, consisting of one line, starts from Üçyol station in Hatay in the southern portion of the metropolitan area and runs towards northeast to end in Bornova...

 to Bornova

Bornova

Bornova is a metropolitan district of İzmir in İzmir Province in Turkey. It is the third largest district in İzmir's Greater Metropolitan Area of and is almost fully urbanized at the rate of 98,6 per cent, with corresponding high levels of development in terms of industry and services...

's center, Fahrettin Altay then D.E.Ü. Kampüs, Buca

Buca

Buca is a district of İzmir Province of Turkey. It is one of the main districts of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality.Buca was one of the preferred settlement areas of İzmir's community of Levantines...

 and Otogar, and building several new Tram

Tram

A tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...

 lines in the city. The project began in 2006 and is expected to be finished by 2017. The project will also integrate bus and ferry line connections with metro and commuter rail lines.

İZBAN

İZBAN A.Ş. is a company that is currently operating two commuter rail lines in İzmir:

• Alsancak-Cumaovası (Southern Line
  Southern Line (İZBAN)
  The Southern Line is an electrified commuter rail line operated by İZBAN, using track owned by the Turkish State Railways. The line runs from Alsancak Terminal, through the southern suburbs of western Buca and central Gaziemir as well as servicing Adnan Menderes Airport via the newly rebuilt...
  
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• Alsancak-Aliağa (Northern Line
  Northern Line (İZBAN)
  The Northern Line is a commuter rail service operated by İZBAN on tracks owned by the Turkish State Railways, operating between Alsancak Terminal in İzmir to Aliağa railway station in the northern port town of Aliağa...
  
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İZBAN was created jointly 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...

 and the İzmir Municipality and is the only company in Turkey to be owned by the State railways and a city municipality. İZBAN started operation of its Southern Line on August 30, 2010, operation of its Northern Line began on December 5, 2010 (Alsancak-Çiğli) and finally opened to Aliağa

Aliaga

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 on January 31, 2011. İZBAN is planned to be extended to Bergama

Bergama

Bergama is a populous district, as well as the center city of the same district, in İzmir Province in western Turkey. By excluding İzmir's metropolitan area, it is one of the prominent districts of the province in terms of population and is largely urbanized at the rate of 53,6 per cent...

 and Selçuk

Selçuk

Selçuk is the central town of Selçuk district, İzmir Province in Turkey, 2 km northeast of Ephesus.Its original Greek name, Agios Theológos referred to John the Theologian. Under the Ottoman Empire, it was known as Ayasoluk...

.

İzmir Metro

The İzmir Metro is currently an 11.6 km (7.2 mi) long, single line system, operating between Üçyol and Bornova. Operation started on August 25, 2000 and was Turkey's 2nd metro system after Ankara's. The Egeray project will expand the İzmir Metro:

• Üçyol-Fahrettin Altay (Under Construction)
• Bornova-Bornova Merkez (Under Construction)
• Fahrettin Altay-Narlıdere (Planned)
• Halkapınar-Otogar (Planned)
• Üçyol-9 Eylül University (Planned)

Construction to Fahrettin Altay and Bornova Center is expected to be finished in February 2011. Once the construction is complete, construction of the other lines will begin.

İzmir Tramways

Between 2010-2017, 4 tram lines are to be constructed:

• Halkapınar-Fahrettin Altay
• Salhane-Bornova
• Alaybey-Mavişehir
• Şirinyer-9 Eylül University