| Ankaray | |
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| Overview | |
| Status | Operating A1 (AŞTİ - Dikimevi) Under construction A1 (Söğütözü - AŞTİ) In the planning stage A2 (Dikimevi - Natoyolu) |
| Owner | Ankara Metropolitan Municipality |
| Locale | Ankara, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 39°54′59″N 32°48′28″E / 39.9165°N 32.8077°E (terminus) |
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| Stations | 11 |
| Service | |
| Type | Rapid Transit |
| System | Ankara Metro |
| Services | 1 |
| Route number | A1 |
| Operator(s) | EGO Genel Müdürlüğü |
| Depot(s) | Söğütözü |
| Rolling stock | 33 Breda (now Hitachi Rail Italy) |
| Daily ridership | 92,022 |
| History | |
| Opened | 30 August 1996 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 8.5 km (5.3 mi) |
| Number of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Electrification | 750 V DC Third rail |
Ankaray, designated as the A1, is a 8.5 km (5.3 mi)[1] long rapid transit line of the Ankara Metro system in Ankara, Turkey. Opened in 1996, it is the oldest rapid transit line in Ankara and the second oldest in Turkey after the M1 line of the Istanbul Metro. Ankaray begins at the Ankara Intercity Bus Terminal in southeastern Yenimahalle and runs east to Dikimevi in northeastern Çankaya and consists of 11 stations. In 2017, the line saw over 33.5 million boardings, making it the second busiest line of Ankara Metro, after the M1. Despite being a rapid transit line, the city of Ankara classifies Ankaray as a light-rail line.[2][1]
The name Ankaray is a portmanteau of the words Ankara and ray (rail).