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Başkentray
An eastbound train approaching Özgüneş railway station in January 2013
Overview
Service type	Commuter rail
Status	Operating
Locale	Ankara, Turkey
First service	1972
Current operator(s)	TCDD Taşımacılık
Former operator(s)	Turkish State Railways
Ridership	14 million (2019)
Route
Termini	Kayaş Sincan
Stops	25
Distance travelled	37 km (23 mi)
Average journey time	53 minutes
Service frequency	15 Minutes
On-board services
Disabled access	Yes
Technical
Rolling stock	E23000 EMUs
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (standard gauge)
Electrification	25 kV AC
Operating speed	120 kilometres per hour (75 mph) maximum
Track owner(s)	Turkish State Railways
Route map Legend Akçaören Yenikent Sanayi Yenikent Merkez Sincan OSB Istanbul-Ankara HSR Istanbul-Ankara railway 0 km 0 mi Sincan 1 km 1 mi Lale 3 km 2 mi Elvankent 4 km 2 mi Eryaman YHT 6 km 4 mi Özgüneş 7 km 4 mi Etimesgut 9 km 6 mi Subayevleri closed 2016 10 km 6 mi Havadurağı 11 km 7 mi Yıldırım 16 km 10 mi Behiçbey 18 km 11 mi Marşandiz 20 km 12 mi Motor Fabrikası closed 2016 21 km 13 mi Gazi 22 km 14 mi Gazi Mahallesi 23 km 14 mi Hipodrom 25 km 16 mi Ankara 26 km 16 mi Yenişehir 27 km 17 mi Kurtuluş 28 km 17 mi Cebeci 28 km 17 mi Demirlibahçe 29 km 18 mi Gülveren closed 2016 30 km 19 mi Saimekadın 32 km 20 mi Mamak 33 km 21 mi Bağderesi 34 km 21 mi Üreğil 35 km 22 mi Topkaya closed 2016 36 km 22 mi Köstence 37 km 23 mi Kayaş Ankara-Kars railway Ankara-Sivas HSR This diagram: view talk edit

Başkentray (English: CapitalRail), formerly known as the Ankara suburban (Turkish: Ankara banliyösü), is the name of the 37 km (23 mi) long commuter rail line in Ankara, Turkey. It is operated by TCDD Taşımacılık on trackage owned by the Turkish State Railways.

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 steam engine 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; four of the 28 stations, Subayevleri, Motor Fabrikası, Gülveren and Topkaya, did not reopen.

Stations

• Sincan
• Lale
• Elvankent
• Eryaman
• Özgüneş
• Etimesgut
• Havadurağı
• Yıldırım
• Behiçbey
• Marşandiz
• Gazi
• Gazi Mahallesi
• Hipodrom
• Ankara railway station (transfer to: Gar station of Ankara Metro: M4 line and Maltepe station of Ankara Metro: Ankaray (A1) line)
• Yenişehir (transfer to: Sıhhiye station of Ankara Metro: M1 line)
• Kurtuluş (transfer to: Ankara Metro: 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

See also

• Transport in Turkey
• Turkish State Railways

References

1. "Turkish railways post record figures in 2019". Daily Sabah. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
2. Anadolu Agency, "Başkentray hizmete açıldı", TRT Haber, 12 April 2018 (in Turkish).

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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