İzmir_Coach_Terminal
İzmir Coach Terminal
Bus station in İzmir, Turkey
İzmir Coach Bus Terminal (Turkish: İzmir Şehirlerarası Otobüs Terminali, often abbreviated as İzmir Otogarı) is a bus terminal located in İzmir, Turkey. The bus station entered into service in December 1998.
İzmir Coach Bus Terminal İzmir Şehirlerarası Otobüs Terminali | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Karacaoğlan Mah. Kemalpaşa Cad. No:285/2 Bornova, İzmir Turkey |
| Coordinates | 38°25′51″N 27°12′50″E |
| Elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Owned by | İzmir Metropolitan Municipality |
| Operated by | İzmir Otobüs ve Terminal İşletmeleri A.Ş. |
| Platforms | 146 intercity platforms[1]+9 city bus bays+4 taxi park positions+82 city shuttle bays+9 city minibus platforms |
| Connections | ESHOT, Otogar (İzmir Metro)(planned) |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Reinforced concrete - carcass |
| Platform levels | 4 |
| Parking | 1200 vehicles |
| Bicycle facilities | Limited |
| Architect | Merih Karaaslan[2] İlker Aksu[2] |
| Other information | |
| Status | Operational |
| Fare zone | A,G,J (city buses) no fare integration (other modes) |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Opened | 14 December 1998; 25 years ago (1998-12-14)[3] |
| Passengers | |
| 75000 (daily, 2010)[4] | |
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İzmir had a coach bus terminal in Basmane, then moved to Halkapınar in 1975.[5] İzmir Metropolitan Municipality initiated a project tender to build a new coach bus terminal; Merih Karaaslan and İlker Aksu's project won tender.[2] İZOTAŞ signed a BOT contract with municipality in September 1996, and initiated a tender for build.[3] The bus terminal's base laid at 8 May 1997, then the bus terminal opened at 14 December 1998.[3] İZOTAŞ will have operating right for the bus terminal until 2023.[4] In 2020, a national competition was held for the new terminal campus and the winning projects were determined by the jury and made available to citizens.[6] The new terminal campus will be completed quickly after the end of the contract and will be opened to the service of citizens.
İzmir Coach Bus Terminal built on 150.000 m2 area.[1] It is the Turkey's biggest bus terminal with 120.000 m2 closed area.[3][4] The bus station has 146 platform for buses.[1] Also, it has a three-star hotel, 2 gas stations, parking lot for 1200 vehicles, and a conference hall that includes 300 seats.[4]
172 transportation companies are in operation.[1] Approximately 75.000 passengers are transported daily.[4]
- "Bornova" (PDF). İzmir Ticaret Odası. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- Kocagöz, Şükrü. "İzmir Otogarı'nın Seyir Defteri" (PDF) (in Turkish). Ege Mimarlık. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- "İzmir otogarındaki hizmet ağı genişliyor". Yeni Asır (in Turkish). 6 December 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- "Kamu Hukuku ile Özel Hukuku Çatıştıran Protokole-Bağlı Planlama: 'İzmir Basmane Dünya Ticaret Merkezi' Vakası" (PDF) (in Turkish). Journalagent. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.