Metro Adana Istanbul

Metro system

Adana Metro (Turkish: Adana metrosu) is a rail rapid transit system extending kilometers (&#;mi) along a north–south corridor through Adana, with 13 stations. It can transport 21, passengers per hour per direction. The total travel time on the metro, end to end, takes 21 minutes, including all stops.

History[edit]

The rapid transit system for Adana was initiated in after requests from the mayor Aytaç Durak and the Çukurova University rector Mithat Özsan to the Ministry of Transportation. A feasibility report was completed on May 30, , by the consortium of PMBI A.Ş. and Brinckerkoff seafoodplus.info The report was approved by the State Planning Agency and the construction of the rapid transit system was included in the investment program. In , the project was contracted to Adtranz-Alarko-ABB Electric Consortium for $US million.^[1]

To accommodate the new residential developments along the project route and to better integrate northern and southern Adana, the Adana Metropolitan Municipality decided to make an amendment to the project plan by extending the line to southern Adana. The southernmost point of the initial project had been the D state road. Amendments were approved by State Planning Agency in and the construction of the metro started on 28 January

Unexpected costs increases during the construction of the Metro led to the need for extra funding for the project. Metropolitan Municipality made a request to State Planning Agency for new funding, but the request was declined. As a result, construction of the Metro stopped in After 6 years, the Municipality was able to get approval for new funding of $US million and construction resumed in

On 18 March , the Metro was partially opened for the 8&#;km (&#;mi) long section between Hastane and Vilayet stations, with car fleet purchased from Hyundai Rotem.^[3] After 3 months of free service, this section of the Metro was closed to service for completing the 5&#;km (&#;mi) underground section between Vilayet and Akıncılar.^[3]

All sections of the Adana Metro opened for full public service on 14 May ^[4]

The cut-and-cover tunnels with a diameter of 5&#;m (16&#;ft 5&#;in), a depth between 15–16&#;m (49&#;ft 3&#;in&#;– 52&#;ft 6&#;in) and &#;km (&#;mi) length, were constructed as the part of metro construction. The tunnels constructed a few meters deeper than the underground water level (12 m).^[5]

Operations[edit]

Metro train crossing the river

Adana Metro is a kilometer (&#;mi) long double track rail line, of which kilometers (&#;mi) is underground (in cut and cover tunnels), kilometers (&#;mi) is in trench, kilometers (&#;mi) is elevated, and kilometers (&#;mi) is at-grade.^[1]

Service[edit]

The Metro runs from am to pm everyday,^[6] running every 10 minutes during weekday peak hours and every 15 minutes at other times such as weekends.^[7] The total travel time on the metro, end to end, takes 21 minutes, including all stops.^[1] Its passenger capacity is 21, passengers per hour per direction (PPHPD).^[1] The metro is part of the Metropolitan Municipality Bus Department (ABBO) network where an adult fare costs 1 TL for Kentkart holders which allows a passenger to have up to one hour for a one-way trip. Several bus and dolmuş lines are connected to the stations.

Route[edit]

The line starts from the metro-car depot west of the Hospital for Mental Health. Following Turgut Özal Boulevard, the line reaches Anadolu Lycee, then turns south and follows Alparslan Türkeş Boulevard, crosses TCDD rail tracks near the City Hall and enters Southern Adana passing the D state road. It then heads to the west of the Kocavezir Commercial Center and the Hürriyet Police Station until it reaches the Seyhan River. Crossing the river just north of the Regülatör Bridge, the line heads north, again crossing the D state road and ends next to Yüreğir Bus Terminal.

Stations[edit]

The Metro has total of 13 stations, of which 4 are underground, 5 are elevated and 4 are on the surface. All the stations are equipped with escalators and elevators for the disabled.

Rolling stock[edit]

Despite being named a metro, the fleet consists of 36 Hyundai Rotem light rail-style cars (Also used on tram line 4 in Istanbul), with each having the capacity for passengers. Each train runs in 3 car sets^{[citation needed]} with the capacity to carry up to passengers. The vehicles can travel at up to 80&#;km/h (50&#;mph) in between the stations, and the trip time between Hastane and Akıncılar stations is 21 minutes including all the stops.^[1] The metro is fully secure and monitored by SCADA remote controlling system. The fleet is almost identical to the LRTA class of the Manila Light Rail Transit Line 1.

Future service[edit]

Adana Metro will be extended from Akıncılar to the Çukurova University main campus ("second stage" project). The extension will be kilometer (&#;mi) long,^[1] and will have 7 stations. The project was contracted out in January and the construction was expected to start after an agreement was made with the Çukurova University. As the extension will not be a new line, it will be built consistent with the current system and it is expected to cost $US million.^[9] Once the extension is completed, the Adana Metro will be kilometers (&#;mi) in length and serve 20 stations,^[9] and will be able to transport , daily.^[1]

There are also plans to run a suburban rail line on an existing railway with connections to the Metro.

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