TURKEY: Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan officially opened Ankara metro Line M2 on March 13, one month after Line M3 opened and nearly one year ahead of the original schedule.
The 16·6 km line runs west from Kızılay to Çayyolu, serving 12 stations. It is operated by the state-owned Altyapi Yatirimlari Genel Mudurlugu.
A consortium of Ansaldo STS and Alsim Tesisleri Alarko Sanayi Ve Ticaret has supplied signalling and communications-based train control. Commercial speed is 80 km/h.
TURKEY: Ankara metro line M3 opened on February 12 with a ceremony attended by President Abdullah Gül, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Governor of Ankara Melih Gökçek, Minister of Transport Lütfi Elvan and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.
TURKEY: Following a final review of bids, CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive has been confirmed as the winner of a contract to supply 342 metro cars to Ankara.
TURKEY: Three long-planned metro lines in Ankara are on course to open by mid-2014, according to Transport Minister Binali Yıldırım, following the award of contracts to complete civil engineering and fit-out works.
