Bursa
HISTORY OF METRO CAPITAL BURSY
Mister M presents
Bursa metro
Bursa Metro Museum
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Bursaray (sometimes stylized as BursaRay) is a rapid transit system in the city of Bursa, Marmara Region, Turkey, built in 2000 by TÜVASAŞ, and operated by Burulaş. The name Bursaray is a portmanteau of Bursa, and Ray, the Turkish word for "rail". The Bursaray metro opened for passenger service on 24 April 2002. The metro system presently consists of two lines, which share a main line in the east, and branch into two lines at the western end of the system.
It is planned to expand the Bursaray system to a 50-kilometer (31 mi) network in the future.
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31 Jan 1997: Bursaray contract signed
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14 Oct 1998: construction begins
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24 Apr 2002: passenger trial service begins
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19 Aug 2002: official opening of first line: Şehreküstü - Küçük Sanayi (Hipodrom)
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02 Jan 2005: construction work begins on BursaRay Phase 1 Stage B
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06 Apr 2008: extension east from Sehreküstü - Arabayatagi (i.e. BursaRay Phase 1 Stage B enters service)
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28 Oct 2008: Phase 2 construction work begins
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24 Dec 2010: extension: Phase 2, Küçük Sanayi (Hipodrom) - Özlüce (2.9 km), enters service
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19 Sep 2011: extension: Phase 2, Özlüce - Üniversite (3.6 km)
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15 Dec 2011: extension: Phase 2, Organize Sanayi (1050 Konutlar) - Emek (2.5 km)
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19 Mar 2014: extension: Phase 3, Arabayatağı - Otosansit (4.4 km)
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27 Mar 2014: extension: Phase 3, Otosansit - Gürsu (2.0 km)
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05 Jun 2014: extension: completion of Phase 3, Gürsu - Kestel (1.5 km)
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02 Apr 2021: Phase Hospital construction work begins
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TIMELINE STORIES
MAPLINE routes
- The planned voyages in the bay have ended.
- From August 12, 2012, the monthly subscription card is limited to 200 boarding passes.
- Line 35 / E operates every 10 minutes.
The subway of the Turkish city of Bursa was opened in 2002. Its appearance has significantly improved transport services: on average, at least 90 million passengers use metro services per year.
The first stage of Bursaray, the contract for which was signed in 1997, the construction of which began in 1998, began to carry out regular passenger traffic on April 24, 2002. İlk Etap Organize Sanayi - ehreküstü and Small Industry - operated as ehreküstü. On April 12, 2008, Phase B, which covers the ehreküstü - Carbed Line, was completed, after which the construction of the University Stage began. December 24, 2010 Small Industry - University and Organized Industry - Labor lines were opened and on March 19, 2014 Arabayatı Kestel stage was opened. Then on January 15, 2016, the signaling was completed and uninterrupted transport links began between Kestel and the university.