İstanbul Tramvay

Istanbul’da tramvay insaatı Kostantin Karapano Efendi’ye verilen imtiyaz neticesinde gerçeklesti. 1869 tarihli “Dersaadet’de Tramvay ve Tesis Insası’na Dair Sözlesme” ile Istanbul caddelerinde yolcu ve esya tasımacılıgı için tramvay hatları hizmete açıldı. 1908 yılında açılan Taksim Meydan-Tünel Tramvay hattı 1939’dan itibaren IETT isletmesine devredildi. 1960’lı yıllarda kapatılan tramvay hatları 1990’da tekrardan açılarak günümüze kadar aktif hizmet vermeye devam etti. Istanbul sehrinin ikonik sembollerinden biri haline gelen Taksim-Tünel tramvayı günümüzde turistik olarak halen hizmet vermektedir. 
 
 
From a public edict of August 20, 1869, on the 30th of the same month the contract for the construction of the tram system in Dersaadet (İstanbul) is signed. Five months later, on February 18, 1870, the "Tramway Company of Istanbul" was founded. In 1908 the "Tunel" line was opened in İstanbul, which later became part of the Tram Company consortium, and the connection with Taksim Square was enabled. The company as well as the line undergo various vicissitudes, including the First World War, until June 1939, when it is nationalized and transferred to the IETT that manages it to date. In the 1960’s all tram lines in Istanbul were closed, and it will not be until December 29, 1990 when the Taksim-Tunel line is reopened as a tourist tram, although it has now become a medium of Transportation in the city.