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Şirinyer Tunnel

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Official name
  
Şirinyer Tüneli

Location
  
Şirinyer, Buca, İzmir

No. of stations
  
1

Opened
  
19 May 2010

Owner
  
İZBAN

Line
  
Southern Line

Crosses
  
Mehmet Akif Street

Work begun
  
24 July 2006

Total length
  
2,000 m

Number of stations
  
1

Character
  
Passenger rail terminology

Similar
  
Semt Garajı railway st, Biçerova railway station, Hatundere railway station, Menemen railway station, Naldöken railway station

The Şirinyer Tunnel (Turkish: Şirinyer Tünel) is a 483 m (1,585 ft) long tunnel that carries the Southern Line under Mehmet Akif street and Şirinyer station plaza. The tunnel also houses the Şirinyer railway station which are serviced by İZBAN commuter trains to Alsancak and Tepeköy railway station. Groundbreaking for the tunnel was done on 24 July 2006 and was opened to railway traffic on 19 May 2009.

References

Şirinyer Tunnel Wikipedia