| Ankara Metro | |
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| Info | |
| Locale | Ankara, Turkey |
| Transit type | Light rail Rapid transit |
| Number of lines | 2 (3 more under construction) |
| Number of stations | 22 |
| Daily ridership | Ankaray 175,000[1] Ankara Metro 135,660 (49,515,573 2006 total[2]) |
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| Began operation | 1996 / 1997 |
| Operator(s) | Electricity, Gas, Bus General Directorate (EGO) |
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (standard gauge) |
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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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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. (AnsaldoBreda) M1 and M2, have an operational top speed of 80 km/h, and are equipped with regenerative braking. 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.
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 18 trains of six vehicles each. 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:
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.
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