Aliağa branch

Aliağa branch
Aliağa branch
	A southbound İZBAN train arriving at Biçerova.
Overview
Owner	Turkish State Railways
Termini	Menemen; Aliağa;
Stations	3
Service
Type	Heavy rail
Operator(s)	Turkish State Railways, İZBAN
Depot(s)	Biçerova depot
History
Opened	1996
Technical
Line length	25 km (16 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV AC
Operating speed	120 km (75 mi)
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The Aliağa branch is a 25 km (16 mi) long double track railway from Menemen to Aliağa just north of Izmir. The branch was built in 1996 to service the industrial area just south of the port town of Aliağa. The line branches off the Izmir-Afyon railway at Menemen, then turns north traveling over the relatively flat Gediz plain. The Northern Line of the commuter railroad, İZBAN, is the only passenger service that uses the line.