AÅžTÄ° is an underground station and the western terminus of the
Ankaray line of the
Ankara Metro
The Ankara Metro () is the rapid transit system serving Ankara, the capital of Turkey. At present, Ankara's rapid transit system consists of three metro lines – the ''Ankaray (A1)'', the ''M1 - M2 - M3'' and the ''M4''. The Ankaray, M1, M2, M3 ...
in
Çankaya. It is located on the east side of
Mevlana Boulevard
Mevlana Boulevard (also known as Konya Boulevard) is a boulevard in Ankara, Turkey. It is named after Mevlana, who is also known as Rumi, the Islamic scholar who spent most of his life in what is now Turkey in the 13th century.
Geography
The boule ...
, across from the
Ankara Intercity Bus Terminal (AÅžTÄ°). AÅžTÄ° station consists of two
side platform
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, ...
s and opened on 30 August 1996, together with the Ankaray line.
[ Connection to the bus terminal is available via a passageway underneath Mevlana Boulevard.
Tracks continue south of the station to the Söğütözü Maintenance Facility and further to ]Söğütözü
Söğütözü is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Çankaya, Ankara Province, Turkey. Its population is 5,668 (2022).
It is located between the Eskişehir Road ( D-200 Eskişehir Yolu) and Atatürk Forest Farm and Zoo. Its p ...
station, which was completed in 2014 but without Ankaray service.[
]
References
External links
EGO Ankara
- Official website
Ankaray
- Official website
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Ankara metro stations
Çankaya District
Railway stations in Turkey opened in 1996