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Turkey : ANKARA's 15.5km-long M3 Line of CBTC project inaugurated
Publish Date : 26-Feb-2014
In Turkey, the 15.5km-long M3 Line of the Ankara Metro communications-based train control (CBTC) project has been inaugurated. Ankara Metro's M3 Line, with 11 stations operational in discontinuous train protection (DTP) mode, forms part of the first of four lines of the CBTC project.
Built by a Spanish-Turkish consortium of Comsa Emte and Acilim Insaat with spending of TRY216m, the M3 line originates from the end of line M1 at Batikent to OSB Torekent in Sincan, Turkey.
The consortium is also carrying out work on the 16.6km-long M2 Line, running from Kizilay to Cayyolu, Turkey and would likely open later during this year.
CSR Zhuzhou will be delivering a fleet of 342 stainless-steel metro cars which will operate on lines M3 and M2. In August 2012, the Chinese manufacturer won $412.5m contract to supply the cars.
Ansaldo STS will carry out operations through its subsidiary Ansaldo Segnalamento Ferroviario, in consortium with the Turkish firm Alsim Alarko Sanayi Tesisleri Ve Ticaret, to include designing, supplying, testing and commissioning of the signalling system on M1, M2, M3 and M4 lines of Ankara Underground.
Completion of Ankara Metro CBTC project is expected by the end of the year. It also includes the renovation of the existing M1 line, construction of M2 and M4 lines to up to 55km and 44 stations, along with installation of CBTC system on 144 trains.
As per the project, work includes additional activation phases like the DTP opening of M2 line at the beginning of March, the progressive CBTC updating of Lines M1, M3, M2 from 2014 end and the opening of the fourth CBTC M4 line in 2015.
