| The Turkish capital
has some 3.5 million inhabitants in the metropolitan area
The System
ANKARAY
runs as a light
metro between Dikimevi and ASTI: 8.5km (6.6km in tunnel, Emek station above
ground), 11 stations, opened Aug. 30, 1996 after 4 years of construction work.
- average station
distance 790m, 90m long platforms
- 3 min headway (2
min possible)
- transfer to
Metro at Kizilay and to suburban trains at Kurtulus. A major bus terminal is
situated at ASTI.
- planned
extensions from Maltepe north to Etlik (5.7km), from Kurtulus
north-east to Hasköy (4km) and from Dikimevi south-east to Dogukent
(7.7km)
METRO Line 1
runs as a full
metro line from Kizilay to Batikent (14.6km). Opened in autumn 1997
(construction work started 4 years earlier), it has 12 stations, and consists of 6.5km
underground running, 4.5km surface, and 3.2km elevated. Plans include an extension of this
line (or a second line) south-west from Kizilay to Çayyolu (18km) along
Eskisehir Road, Ulus - Keçiören (7.9km) and TBMM - Dikmen (4.8km).
- 3rd rail power
supply (750V)
- 3 min interval,
average station distance 1.2km
- magnetic cards,
ticket barrier
- stations
equipped with 2 elevators from street level to platform
- 3-car-trains, 6
during peak hours, ATC and ATO operation
Links
EGO Page (Official) - Metro Page - Ankaray Details
EGO - Map showing
future projects
Railway Technology
Ankara Page (incl. photographs and a map with future lines)
Bombardier Ankara Automatic Metro
Page
Siemens
Turnkey Project for Ankaray |
