Service started in 1996, when the State Railways completed the branch line from Menemen to Aliağa.
Drinking water obtained from sources at Mount Yamanlar south of Menemen, and sold under brand names associated with the mountain are also very popular across İzmir region as a whole.
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Apart from the rectorate and university campus in Bornova, there are vocational training schools in Tire, Bergama, Bayındır and Ödemiş, Atatürk Cultural Center in Konak, applied educational centers in Urla, Menemen, Mordoğan, Çiğli and Özdere, and an observatory in Kurudağ.
Buses serve all seven main city districts (Konak, Bornova, Balçova, Karşıyaka, Buca, Çiğli, Gaziemir) and 13 of the 18 district heads outside the city (Menemen, Aliağa, Foça, Narlıdere, Güzelbahçe, Seferihisar, Urla, Çeşme, Karaburun, Menderes, Torbalı, Selçuk, Kemalpaşa).