15 Temmuz Kızılay Milli İrade (Ankara Metro)

Underground station of Ankara Metro in Turkey 15 Temmuz Kızılay Milli İrade Ankara Metro rapid transit station Ankara Metro AnkaraMetroKizilayStation.JPG The M1/M2 platform. 15 Temmuz Kızılay Millî İrade Meydanı, Kızılay Mah. 06420 Çankaya 39.9208 32.8540 type:railwaystation_region:TR inline,title 15px M115px M215px M415px Ankaray bus 1EGO Bus: 135-2, 173-2, 173-5, 185-2, 185-3, 185-6, 220-3, 221-3, 297-3, 330, 330-2, 340, 340-2, 341 Underground 2 side platforms and 1 island platform (M1/M2)2 side platforms (Ankaray) 2 2 (M1/M2)2 (Ankaray) 30 August 1996 (Ankaray)29 December 1997 (M1/M2 platform)12 April 2023 (M4 platform) 750V DC Third Rail Yes Ankara Metropolitan Municipality EGO Ankara Metro M1 Sıhhiye M2 M2 Necatibey M1 M4 Adliye A1 Demirtepe Kolej 15 Temmuz Kızılay Millî İrade, formerly known and still commonly referred to as just Kızılay, is an underground station and a hub of the Ankara Metro. A total of four lines meet at Kızılay; Ankaray, the M1, the M2, and the M4. The station was first opened on 30 August 1996 with the Ankaray platform, while the M1 platform was opened on 29 December 1997. Kızılay station is largest rapid transit complex on the Ankara Metro system. History While the Ankara Metro system was planned in the early 1990s, Kızılay station was chosen to be the transfer station between the original two lines. The station was first opened on 30 August 1996 as part of the 11-station Ankaray line, which is the second-oldest rapid transit line in Turkey. 16 months later, the M1 platform was opened on 29 December 1997. Kızılay remained the only hub and transfer station on the Ankara Metro until 12 February 2014, when the M3 line entered service from Batıkent. A month later, on 13 March, the M2 line from Kızılay to Koru entered service, making Kızılay one of two metro stations in Turkey serving more than two lines, along with Yenikapı Transfer Center in Istanbul. Following the failed 2016 coup d'état, the station, along with the square, was renamed 15 Temmuz Kızılay Millî İrade. References http://www.bbc.com/turkce/haberler-turkiye-37020466 Kızılay Meydanı'nın ismi "15 Temmuz Kızılay Milli İrade Meydanı" oldu bbc.com Turkish 17 January 2018 http://www.ego.gov.tr:80/tr/sayfa/2156/rayli-sistemler-dairesi-baskanligi-ankaray https://web.archive.org/web/20150530224748/http://www.ego.gov.tr/tr/sayfa/2156/rayli-sistemler-dairesi-baskanligi-ankaray Ankaray Tarihi ego.gov.tr Turkish 2015-05-30 16 January 2018 live https://www.ego.gov.tr/tr/sayfa/2099/m1-ankara-metrosu1-kizilaybatikent- (M1) Batıkent-Kızılay Metrosu ego.gov.tr Turkish 17 January 2018 https://www.ego.gov.tr/tr/sayfa/2108/m2-ankara-metrosu2-kizilay-cayyolu (M2) Kızılay-Çayyolu Metrosu ego.gov.tr Turkish 17 January 2018 https://www.ego.gov.tr/tr/sayfa/2106/m3-ankara-metrosu3-batikentsincantorekent- (M3) Batıkent-Sincan Metrosu ego.gov.tr Turkish 17 January 2018 External links EGO Ankara - Official website Ankaray - Official website Category:Ankara metro stations Category:Transit centers in Ankara Category:Railway stations in Turkey opened in 1996 Category:Railway stations in Turkey opened in 2023