Başkentray (), formerly known as the Ankara suburban (), is the name of the long

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line in

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. It is operated by

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on trackage owned by the

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History

The portion of the rail line from Ankara Station to Sincan was completed in 1892, and a few trains ran daily on it. It was not until TCDD took over the line that a few suburban trains were put into service. Original service was by a

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locomotive, pulling up to 3 cars. In 1972, the line was electrified, and the E14000 units were put into service. In 2010, the new E23000 sets replaced the old ones. On 11 July 2016, the line was closed for 18 months for complete rebuilding (stations and rail lines). It reopened on 12 April 2018 as part of the metropolitan network, with payment by AnkaraKart;

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"Başkentray hizmete açıldı"
TRT Haber, 12 April 2018 (in Turkish). four of the 28 stations, Subayevleri, Motor Fabrikası, Gülveren and Topkaya, did not reopen.

Stations

* Sincan * Lale * Elvankent * Eryaman * Özgüneş * Etimesgut * Havadurağı *

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* Behiçbey * Marşandiz *

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* Gazi Mahallesi * Hipodrom * Ankara railway station (''transfer to:'' Gar station of

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 ...

: M4 line and Maltepe station of

: Ankaray (A1) line) * Yenişehir (''transfer to:'' Sıhhiye station of

: M1 line) *

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(''transfer to:''

: Ankaray (A1) line) * Cebeci * Demirlibahçe * Saimekadın * Mamak * Bağderesi * Üreğil * Köstence * Kayaş

Future Service

"Sincan Station" Extending to the northwest after: * Sincan OSB * Yenikent * Yenikent Sanayi * Akçaören

References

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20100124202329/http://www.tcdd.gov.tr/yolcu/ankbanliyo.htm * http://www.trainsofturkey.com/w/pmwiki.php/History/CFOA

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History

Stations

Future Service

See also

References

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