Bursaray
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| Locale | Bursa |
| Transit type | Rapid transit |
| Number of lines | 2 |
| Number of stations | 31 |
| Annual ridership | 91.25 million (2012) |
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| Began operation | 24 April 2002 |
| Operator(s) | Burulaş |
| Number of vehicles |
Total of 122 cars (48 Siemens Type B-80 cars, 30 Bombardier Flexity Swift cars, 44 Düwag SG2) |
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| System length | 31 km (19.3 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Average speed | 35 km/h (22 mph) |
| Top speed | 70 km/h (43 mph) |
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BursaRay is a rapid transit system of Bursa, Turkey built in 2000 by TÜVASAŞ. The metro system consists of two lines, which share the main line to the east, and branches on two-way lines to the west direction.
The name BursaRay is an acronym of Bursa and Ray, the Turkish word for rail. The subway was opened on 24 April 2002 for passenger service."Bursaray" will extend about 50 km in the future.
History
- 24 April 2002: passenger trial service started
- 19 August 2002: official opening of line 1: Sehreküstü - Hipodrom
- 06 April 2008: extended through the east from Sehreküstü - Arabayatagi
- 24 Dec 2010: extension of line 1 Kücük Sanayi(Hipodrom) - Özlüce (2.9 km)
- 19 Sept 2011: further extension of line 1 Özlüce - Üniversite (3.6 km)
- 15 Dec 2011: extension of line 2 from Organize Sanayi (1050 Konutlar) - Emek (2.5 km)
BursaRay Rolling Stock
48 cars of the B-80 type (30m long) were delivered by Siemens (in collaboration with the local company Tüvasas). Siemens TS was responsible for the supply of signalling automation systems and the power supply system.
Later the fleet was enlarged with 30 FLEXITY Swift light rail cars (similar to the U5s in Frankfurt/Main) from Bombardier, Furthermore Burulaş bought 44 second-hand 'Sneltram' Düwag SG2 (Duewag T-cars) from Rotterdam, of which 25 of them to come into use while the other 19 are used as spare parts.
All vehicles are fully air-conditioned, On line 1 only units of three- car trains are used, while the four- car trains can use on the less congested line 2. The track gauge is like all Turkish subway systems (such as in Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir and Adana) in the entire network standard gauge of 1435 mm. The platforms are 120 meters long and usually run from the middle platform.
See also
References
External links
- Bursaray official site (Turkish)
- Image of Bursaray
- Map
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