Ankaray
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| Overview | |
| Type | Rapid Transit |
| System | Ankara Metro |
| Status | Operating |
| Locale | Ankara, Turkey |
| Termini |
AŞTİ (West) Dikimevi (East) |
| Stations | 11 |
| Services | 1 |
| Daily ridership | 92,022 |
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| Opened | 30 August 1996 |
| Owner | Ankara Metropolitan Municipality |
| Operator(s) | EGO Genel Müdürlüğü |
| Depot(s) | Söğütözü |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 8.5 km (5.3 mi) |
| Number of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Electrification | 750V DC Third rail |
| Route number | A1 |
Ankaray, designated as the A1, is a 8.5 km (5.3 mi) long rapid transit line of the Ankara Metro system in Ankara, Turkey. Opened in 1996, it is the oldest rapid transit line in Ankara and the second oldest in Turkey after the M1 line of the Istanbul Metro. Ankaray begins at the Ankara Intercity Bus Terminal in southeastern Yenimahalle and runs east to Dikimevi in northeastern Çankaya and consists of 11 stations. In 2017, the line saw over 33.5 million boardings, making it the second busiest line of Ankara Metro, after the M1. Despite being a rapid transit line, the city of Ankara classifies Ankaray as a light-rail line.
The name Ankaray is a portmanteau of the words Ankara and ray (rail).
Plans to construct a medium-capacity rapid transit line were included in the City of Ankara's 1990 investment plan. The planned line was reviewed jointly by the Undersecretariat of the Treasury, State Planning Organization, Ministry of Transport and EGO and was approved in late 1991.
The line was planned to begin in Söğütözü and run east to Dikimevi, through Kızılay. At Kızılay, transfer to the under construction M1 line to Batıkent would be possible. Further eastward extension into Mamak was also considered but never approved. Construction of the line began on 7 April 1992 and was completed in 1996. The opening of Ankaray took place on 30 August 1996 in a ceremony in which Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan inaugurated the line. Ankaray became the second rapid transit line in Turkey, after the M1 line in Istanbul and ahead of the M1 line of the Ankara Metro (1997) and the Bornova—Üçyol Line of the İzmir Metro (2000).
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