Ankara Metro

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Ankara Metro
Locale Ankara, Turkey
Transit type Light rail
Rapid transit
Began operation 1996 / 1997
System length 23.4 km (14.5 mi)
45 km (28 mi) planned by 2015
No. of lines 2
(3 more under construction)
No. of stations 22
Daily ridership Ankaray
175,000[1]

Ankara Metro
135,660 (49,515,573 2006 total[2])
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in) (standard gauge)
Operator(s) Electricity, Gas, Bus General Directorate (EGO)
Ankara rapid transit network
Ankara rapid transit network

The Ankara Metro (Turkish: Ankara Metrosu) is the rapid transit system serving Ankara, the capital of Turkey. At present, Ankara's rapid transit system consists of two metro lines, which are called Ankaray and Ankara Metro, and a suburban rail system. Three additional metro lines are currently under construction and several other lines are planned for the next phase of expansion.

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[edit] Ankaray

The Ankaray, termed a "Light Metro" system, was the first phase of the modern rapid transit network of the city. The Ankaray was constructed by a consortium headed by Siemens during a period of four years (1992-1996). The line runs between AŞTİ (Ankara Şehirlerarası Terminal İşletmesi - Ankara Intercity Bus Terminal) and Dikimevi, over a distance of 8.7 km, of which 8 km are underground tunnels. The system runs 11 trains consisting of three vehicles each, totalling 77 metres and 180 seats, with maximum 600 passengers. The line has 11 stations.

Ankaray vehicles are Siemens-Adtranz-Ansaldobreda, S.P.A. built, have an operational top speed of 80 km/h, and are equipped with regenerative breaking. The Ankaray line is planned to be extended to a length of 22 km with a carrying capacity of 25,000 passengers per hour per direction, by 2015.

[edit] Ankara Metro

The Ankara Metro, running since 1997, runs from Kızılay, the city center, to the Batıkent suburb in the northwest. The line is 14.7 km long (6.5 km underground, 4.5 km surface, and 3.7 km elevated railway) and has 12 stations.

The vehicles used on the Ankara Metro are Bombardier Transportation-built modified versions of Toronto, Canada's H6 subway model, which were originally built by Urban Transportation Development Corporation (UTDC), a company later purchased by Bombardier. The system has a total of 108 vehicles, which are usually configured as 36 trains of three vehicles each. Also, a train configuration of five vehicles each is used during peak hours. The cars have no forward or rear facing seats, and no seats at the front or rear. The car's seats are made of rigid plastic.

Construction of the following three metro lines is currently underway:

  • Southwest: Kızılay–Çayyolu, 16 new stations, 18 km
  • West: Batıkent–Sincan, 11 new stations, 18 km
  • North: Ulus–Keçiören, six new stations, 7.9 km

As another extension of the network to the south, a TBMM–Dikmen line running for 4.8 km and having five new stations is considered. The Ankara Metro is expected to reach a carrying capacity of 58,000 passengers per hour per direction in the near future.

[edit] Current stations

Kızılay subway station
Kızılay subway station

[edit] Ankaray

[edit] Metro

[edit] Suburban rail

  • Subay Evleri
  • Hava Hastanesi
  • Yıldırım
  • Behiçbey
  • Marşandiz
  • Motor Mahallesi
  • Gazi
  • Gazi Mahallesi
  • Hipodrom
  • Gar
  • Yenişehir
    • Interchange with Metro
  • Kurtuluş
    • Interchange with Ankaray
  • Cebeci
  • Demirlibahçe
  • Gülveren
  • Saimekadın
  • Mamak
  • Bağ Deresi

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ National Programme for the Adoption of the Acquis, Chapter IV - Ability to Assume the Obligations of Membership, 14 - Energy (PDF). Republic of Turkey Prime Ministry Secretariat General for EU Affairs (2003). Retrieved on 2007-04-29.
  2. ^ Ankara Metrosu 2006 Yılı Faaliyet Raporları (Ankara Metro 2006 Progress Report) (HTML). Ankara Metrosu İşletme ve Bakım Merkezi (Ankara Metro Management and Maintenance Center) (2007). Retrieved on 2007-04-29.

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