Batıkent is an underground rapid transit station of the Ankara Metro. It is located along Başkent Avenue at the intersection with 1777th Avenue. The station was originally opened as the western terminus of the M1 line on 29 December 1997.[1] On 13 February 2014, it became the eastern terminus of the M3 line.[2] Both lines use the same platform as the M3 is an extension of the M1.
Batıkent | ||||||||||||||||
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| Ankara Metro rapid transit station | ||||||||||||||||
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| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Başkent Blv., Kentkoop Mah. 06370 Yenimahalle | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°58′04″N 32°43′37″E / 39.9679°N 32.7270°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Ankara Metropolitan Municipality | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | EGO | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |  M1 M3 | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Connections |  EGO Bus: 201-6, 240, 276, 287, 292, 294, 295, 297-3, 298, 299 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 29 December 1997 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 750V DC Third Rail | |||||||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ "(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.
External links
edit- EGO Ankara - Official website
- Ankaray - Official website