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Ankara Metro
Overview
LocaleAnkara, Turkey
Transit typeLight rail
Rapid transit
Number of lines2
(3 more under construction)
Number of stations22
Daily ridershipAnkaray
175,000[1]

Ankara Metro
135,660 (49,515,573 2006 total[2])
Operation
Began operation1996 / 1997
Operator(s)Electricity, Gas, Bus General Directorate (EGO)
Technical
System lengthTemplate:Km to mi
Template:Km to mi planned by 2015
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (standard gauge)
Ankara rapid transit network

The Ankara Metro (Template:Lang-tr) 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.

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.

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:

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.

Current stations

Kızılay subway station

Ankaray

Metro

Suburban rail

See also

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 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 2007-04-29.
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