Samsun Light Rail System Project The project comprises 15 km of urban transit line, which will include the construction of a double track urban light rail line, completely segregated from highway traffic, between Samsun University and Cumhuriyet along the City's main coastal transportation corridor, and will include 15 passenger stations. 

The route begins in the vicinity of the University to the west of the city centre where the depot will be located next to the main coastal road. Sufficient land will be set aside to allow future expansion and a Park & Ride facility at this location. The route then follows a broadly west-east route for approximately 6 km along a corridor (set aside for that purpose in the city's master plan), before rising on a 1 km viaduct to cross the valley of the Kurtun river. The route then follows the coast road, past a new marina and leisure development area being promoted by the Municipality. The route then continues southwards on a path parallel to the main road but offset towards the docks and industrial areas fronting the coast, rising on viaduct to cross the main port entrance. The route terminates in the vicinity of Cumhuriyet in the centre of the city.
 

The project comprises five main components: 

A-Preparatory works

1-Right of Way Acquisition: 
Estimated land expropriation cost. In some part of the alignment, due to insufficient width of land on the corridor which is available for the right of way, certain amount of land expropriation is required.

2-Utility Relocation:
Utilities like, telecommunication lines, power lines, potable water lines, sewage lines, storm water lines which are affected by the construction works should be relocated.

3-Engineering and Supervision: 
The designs of the project are to be performed through a contractor and the supervision will be performed by the municipality through a competent consultant.

B-Construction works

1-Trackway Construction: 
construction of alignment structures like retaining walls, viaducts, fences and track work including ballast, sleepers, fastenings, rails, turnouts etc. 

The works would include an AT- Grade section of 9.75 Km and Viaducts:(Elevated)  section of 1.37 km, and a Retained Walls (cut and fill sections), 2.50 km in addition to 1.38 km spread over 15 passenger stations.

2-Stations: 
construction of passenger stations including earth works, structural works, finishing works, electrical works, mechanical works, supply and installation of electro-mechanical (signaling and communication) equipments for 13 at grade stations and 2 viaduct elevated stations.

3-Other Buildings: 
construction of 24 pedestrian over passes and 4 roadway under or over passes where the railway alignment is at grade including earth works, structural works, finishing works.

4-Depot/Maintenance Facilities: 
construction of a depot area, vehicle maintenance building (workshop), and other auxiliary buildings including earth works, structural works, finishing works, electrical works, mechanical works, infrastructure works, supply and installation of maintenance equipments.

C-Electro mechanic systems

1-Elevators: 
Supply and installation of elevators and escalators in the 2 Viaduct passenger stations

2-Fare Collection System: 
Turn styles, ticket printing machines etc for each passenger station
 

3-Power Supply Substations: 
construction of 8 traction power substations including earth works, structural works, finishing works, electrical works, mechanical works, supply and installation of electrical equipments.

4-Catenaries: 
Estimated cost of over head line system for traction power including depot and mainline.

5-Power Supply: 
The proposed investment for a power supply and distribution system

6-Communication and Control System: 
The supply and configuration of a Supervisory Control And Data Aquisition System (SCADA)

7-Signaling System: The provision of a signaling system for the 15 Km long line.

8-Track Maintenance Equipm