Ankara Metro

Infobox Public transit
name = Ankara Metro


imagesize = 100px
locale = Ankara, Turkey
transit_type = Light rail
Rapid transit
began_operation = 1996 / 1997
system_length = km to mi|23.4|abbr=yes|precision=1
"km to mi|45|abbr=yes|precision=0 planned by 2015"
lines = 2
"(3 more under construction)"
stations = 22
ridership = Ankara Metro
135,660 (49,515,573 2006 totalcite web|title=Ankara Metrosu 2006 Yılı Faaliyet Raporları (Ankara Metro 2006 Progress Report)|publisher=Ankara Metrosu İşletme ve Bakım Merkezi (Ankara Metro Management and Maintenance Center)|year=2007|url=http://www.ankarametrosu.com.tr/modules.php?name=2006|format=HTML|accessdate=2007-04-29] )
track_gauge = RailGauge|sg (standard gauge)
operator = Electricity, Gas, Bus General Directorate (EGO)The Ankara Metro ( _tr. 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.

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:
*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.

Current stations

Ankaray

* Dikimevi
* Kurtuluş
* Kolej
* Kızılay
** "Interchange with Metro"
* Demirtepe
* Maltepe
* Tandoğan
* Beşevler
* Bahçelievler
* Emek
*AŞTİ

Metro

* Kızılay
** "Interchange with Ankaray"
* Sıhhiye
* Ulus
* Kültür Merkezi
* Akköprü
* İvedik
* Yenimahalle
* Demetevler
* Hastane
* Macunköy
* Ostim
* Batıkent

uburban 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

ee also

*Public transport in Istanbul
*Istanbul

References

External links

* [http://www.ankarametrosu.com.tr/ Official webpage of Ankara Metro] (in Turkish)
* [http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/turkey/index.html] Detailed review of the network, photos, and network map
* [http://www.ego.gov.tr/uprs/eng/giris.htm Official technical description of the Ankaray system] (in English)
* [http://www.urbanrail.net/as/anka/ankara.htm] An overview of the network