Gaziray

Gaziray
Overview
Status	Operating
Owner	Turkish State Railways
Locale	Gaziantep, Turkey
Termini	Başpınar Taşlıca
Stations	17
Service
Type	Commuter rail
Services	2 Başpınar – Taşlıca Taşlıca – Başpınar
Operator(s)	TCDD Taşımacılık and GAZİULAŞ
Depot(s)	Taşlıca
History
Opened	November 5, 2022
Technical
Line length	25 km (16 mi)[1]
Number of tracks	3
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV, 50 Hz AC overhead line
Operating speed	120 km/h (75 mph) (Max)
Route map Distance Station Narlı-Karkamış railway to Narlı Nurdağı-Başpınar railway to Nurdağı 0 Başpınar 0.8 OSB-3 1.8 OSB-4 4.2 Dülük 7.4 Stadyum 8.3 Beylerbeyi 9.2 Fıstıklık 10.9 Selimiye 12.8 Adliye 14.5 Topraklık 15.3 Mücahitler 16.4 Gar 18.4 Göllüce 20.5 Seyrantepe 21.3 Mustafa Yavuz 23.6 Taşlıca Taşlıca yard Narlı-Karkamış railway to Karkamış

Gaziray is a commuter rail line serving Gaziantep, Turkey. Being 25 km (16 mi) long, the line is the fourth commuter rail system in the country, after İZBAN, Marmaray, and Başkentray.^[1] The system is also a part of major upgrades along the Mersin-Adana-Osmaniye-Gaziantep railway corridor.^[2]

Background

Gaziray is a joint venture between the Turkish State Railways and the Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality to expand the existing right-of-way from a single-track route to a triple-track route, with segregated train traffic, as well as constructing new stations and renovating existing ones. A new 4.8 km (3.0 mi) tunnel, located west of Gaziantep station, is also included within the project. Construction began in March 2016 and was expected to be completed towards the end of 2018,^[3] however as of June 2019 the project is 85% complete.^[4] The line started operating on November 5, 2022.

Similar to many other rail-transport systems in Turkey, the name Gaziray is a portmanteau of Gazi from Gaziantep and ray, which is the Turkish word for rail.

Stations

There are a total of sixteen stations on the 25,532 kilometers (15,865 mi) long Gaziray line, two of which are underground, all of which are suitable for disabled access. ^[5]

Rank	Station	Connection	Class	Notes
1	Baspinar		Level	Gaziantep Organized Industrial Zone
2	OSB-3		Level	Gaziantep Organized Industrial Zone
3	OSB-4		Level	Gaziantep Organized Industrial Zone
4	Dolice		Level	Dolice (Dülük) Ancient City
5	Stadium		Level	Kalyon Stadium
6	Beylerbeyi		Level
7	Fistiklik	Gaziantep Intercity Bus Terminal	Level
8	Selimiye		Level	Kayaönü
9	Adliye		Underground	Gaziantep Courthouse, Şehitkamil State Hospital, TEDAŞ
10	Topraklik		Underground
11	Mucahitler		Level	Dr. Ersin Arslan Training and Research Hospital, SANKO University Hospital, NCR International Hospital
12	Gaziantep	Gaziantep Central Railway Station - T1 - T3	Level	Zeugma Mosaic Museum
13	Golluce		Level	İnayet Topçuoğlu Hospital
14	Seyrantepe		Level	Küsget Industrial Zone
15	Mustafa Yavuz		Level	Küsget Industrial Zone
16	Taslica		Level	Oduncular Industrial Zone

References

1. "Gaziray". tcdd.gov.tr (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
2. "Mersin-Adnana-Osmaniye-Gaziantep Hızlı Demiryolu Projesi". tcdd.gov.tr (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
3. "Gaziantep Gaziray projesinin hazırlıkları tamamlandı!". emlakkulisi.com (in Turkish). 25 February 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
4. "85 Percent of Works Completed on Gaziray Suburban Line". Railly News. 28 June 2019.
5. "Gaziulas" (in Turkish). Retrieved 21 January 2022.