Ankaray
Sign in to saveAnkaray, designated as the A1, is a 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
Key facts
- Rail line.box_width
- 25em
- Rail line.name
- Ankaray
- Rail line.color
- 0A6C1B
- Rail line.logo
- 30px
- Rail line.logo_width
- 30px
- Rail line.image
- Ankaray Foto.jpg
- Rail line.image_width
- 265px
- Rail line.type
- Rapid transit
- Rail line.system
- Ankara Metro
- Rail line.status
- OperatingA1 (AŞTİ - Dikimevi)Under constructionA1 (Söğütözü - AŞTİ)In the planning stageA2 (Dikimevi - Natoyolu)
- Rail line.locale
- Ankara, Turkey
- Rail line.start
- AŞTİ (West)
- Rail line.end
- Dikimevi (East)
- Rail line.routes
- 1
- Rail line.stations
- 11
- Rail line.daily_ridership
- 92,022
- Rail line.owner
- Ankara Metropolitan Municipality
- Rail line.operator
- EGO Genel Müdürlüğü
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- History
- Operation
- Route
- Fares
- Stations
- Rolling stock
- Söğütözü expansion
- References
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Ankaray, designated as the A1, is a 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).