15 Temmuz Kızılay Millî İrade, formerly known and still commonly referred to as just Kızılay, is an underground station and a hub of the Ankara Metro. A total of four lines meet at Kızılay; Ankaray, the M1, the M2, and the M4. The station was first opened on 30 August 1996 with the Ankaray platform, while the M1 platform was opened on 29 December 1997.[1][2]
15 Temmuz Kızılay Milli İrade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ankara Metro rapid transit station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 The M1/M2 platform. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 15 Temmuz Kızılay Millî İrade Meydanı, Kızılay Mah. 06420 Çankaya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°55′15″N 32°51′14″E / 39.9208°N 32.8540°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Ankara Metropolitan Municipality | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | EGO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |  M1 M2 M4 Ankaray | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms and 1 island platform (M1/M2) 2 side platforms (Ankaray) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 (M1/M2) 2 (Ankaray) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  EGO Bus: 135-2, 173-2, 173-5, 185-2, 185-3, 185-6, 220-3, 221-3, 297-3, 330, 330-2, 340, 340-2, 341 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platform levels | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 30 August 1996 (Ankaray) 29 December 1997 (M1/M2 platform) 12 April 2023 (M4 platform) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 750V DC Third Rail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kızılay station is largest rapid transit complex on the Ankara Metro system.
History
editWhile the Ankara Metro system was planned in the early 1990s, Kızılay station was chosen to be the transfer station between the original two line. The station was first opened on 30 August 1996 as part of the 11-station Ankaray line, which is the second-oldest rapid transit line in Turkey.[1] 16 months later, the M1 platform was opened on 29 December 1997.[2] Kızılay remained the only hub and transfer station on the Ankara Metro until 12 February 2014, when the M3 line entered service from Batıkent.[3] A month later, on 13 March, the M2 line from Kızılay to Koru entered service, making Kızılay one of two metro stations in Turkey serving more than two lines, along with Yenikapı Transfer Center in Istanbul.[4] Following the failed 2016 coup d'état, the station, along with the square, was renamed 15 Temmuz Kızılay Millî İrade.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Ankaray Tarihi". ego.gov.tr (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2015-05-30. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ a b "(M1) Batıkent-Kızılay Metrosu". ego.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "(M3) Batıkent-Sincan Metrosu". ego.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "(M2) Kızılay-Çayyolu Metrosu". ego.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "Kızılay Meydanı'nın ismi "15 Temmuz Kızılay Milli İrade Meydanı" oldu". bbc.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 17 January 2018.
External links
edit- EGO Ankara - Official website
- Ankaray - Official website