KonyaRay explained

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KonyaRay
Type:Commuter rail
Status:Under Construction
Locale:Konya, Turkey
Start:2. Organize
End:Yaylapınar
Stations:19
Daily Ridership:90000 (expected)[1]
Owner:Turkish State Railways and Konya Metropolitan Municipality
Operator:TCDD Taşımacılık
Tracks:2
Electrification:25 kV, 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Map State:collapsed

Konyaray is a commuter rail line under construction in Konya, Turkey. It will consist of one, 26 km line running from Yaylapınar to the Konya Organized Industry Zone. The system will have 19 stops and will run via the airport and the Konya railway station.[2] The name, like all commuter rail system names in Turkey, is a portmanteau of the word Konya and ray, which is the Turkish word for rail. The goal of the line is to provide better transport links for Konya's industrial zones.

History

The groundbreaking ceremony was held on 30 April 2023. The first phase running from the airport to the Konya railway station is scheduled to be open in 2025.[1] The second phase will extend the line northwards from the airport to the Organised Industrial Zone, and southwards from the city centre to Yaylapinar, taking the total length of the line to 26 km. The line will run alongside the existing Ankara-Konya high-speed railway.

The actual construction works began on 17 July 2023,[3] after it turned out that the groundbreaking ceremony was only "symbolic".[4]

Stations

There will be 19 stations in total.[5]

NameStationDistrictNotes
12. SanayiSelçukluKonya Organized Industry Zone
2Konya Science Centre
3HavaalanıKonya Airport
4Jet ÜssüTürk Yıldızları Park
5Aksaray KavşağıKonya Exhibition Centre
6Horozluhan
7AykentAykent Shoemakers Industrial Estate
81. OrganizeKonya Organized Industry Zone
9MobilyacılarKonya Mobilyacılar Industry Zone
10Yht GarıSelçuklu high speed railway station
11Kule SiteKule Site Mall
12Rauf Denktaş
13Belediye
14Konya GarMeramKonya railway station
15Meram BelediyesiMeram Municipality
16Çeçenistan
17Kovanağzı
18Hadimi
19Yaylapınar

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Groundbreaking ceremony held for Konyaray Suburban Line . 5 May 2023 .
  2. Web site: Konyaray Banliyö Hattı Projesi'nin temeli törenle atıldı .
  3. Web site: 17 July 2023 . Konyaray Banliyö Hattı çalışmalarına başlıyor . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240105221229/https://www.konhaber.com/guncel/konyaray_banliyo_hatti_calismalarina_basliyor-1914945h . 5 January 2024 . konhaber.com . 5 January 2024 .
  4. Web site: Konyaray temel atma töreninde de temsili temel kullanılmış.
  5. Web site: Konyaray project.