Bursaray

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.^[4] 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.

BursaRay
Overview
Locale	Bursa, Marmara, Turkey
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	2
Number of stations	40[1] (3 under construction)
Annual ridership	91.25 million (2010)
Website	Burulaş - Bursaray
Operation
Began operation	24 April 2002
Operator(s)	Burulaş
Number of vehicles	122 cars (total)[2] (48 Siemens Type B80, 30 Bombardier Flexity Swift, 60 Durmazlar GrenCity
Technical
System length	40.0 km (24.9 mi)[1][3]
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge[3]
Electrification	1,500 V DC
Average speed	34 km/h (21 mph) 24 km/h (15 mph) (Line 1 branch)[3]
Top speed	70 km/h (43 mph)[3] 50 km/h (31 mph) (Line 1 branch)[3]
System map v t e Bursaray Legend Kurtuluş Görükle 2 Görükle 1 Uludağ Üniversitesi ⓶ Batıkent/19 Mayıs Şehir Hastanesi Yüzüncü Yıl YHT Gar Özlüce/29 Ekim Ahmet Yesevi Ertuğrul/Dörtçelik Çocuk Hastanesi ⓵ Balat Altınşehir Emek Küçük Sanayi Korupark Ataevler/23 Nisan Bursa Organize Sanayi Bölgesi/Akpınar Beşevler/Barış Hamitler/Fethiye Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bağlarbaşı/Esentepe Nilüfer İhsaniye Odunluk Karaman/Hürriyet Maintenance Center Bursaspor/Acemler Paşa Çiftliği Sırameşeler/Kükürtlü Kültürpark Merinos Osmangazi Şehreküstü/Ulu Cami Hanlar Bölgesi Demirtaşpaşa/Abdal Gökdere Yıldırım/Davutdede Duaçınarı 152 Evler ⓵ Arabayatağı/Yavuz Selim Mimar Sinan/BTÜ Esenevler/Hacivat Şirinevler Otosansit Cumalıkızık/Değirmenönü Gürsu ⓶ Kestel

It is planned to expand the Bursaray system to a 50-kilometer (31 mi) network in the future.^{[citation needed]}

History

31 Jan 1997: Bursaray contract signed

14 Oct 1998: construction begins

24 Apr 2002: passenger trial service begins

19 Aug 2002: official opening of first line: Şehreküstü - Küçük Sanayi (Hipodrom)

02 Jan 2005: construction work begins on BursaRay Phase 1 Stage B

06 Apr 2008: extension east from Sehreküstü - Arabayatagi (i.e. BursaRay Phase 1 Stage B enters service)

28 Oct 2008: Phase 2 construction work begins

24 Dec 2010: extension: Phase 2, Küçük Sanayi (Hipodrom) - Özlüce (2.9 km), enters service

19 Sep 2011: extension: Phase 2, Özlüce - Üniversite (3.6 km)

15 Dec 2011: extension: Phase 2, Organize Sanayi (1050 Konutlar) - Emek (2.5 km)

19 Mar 2014: extension: Phase 3, Arabayatağı - Otosansit (4.4 km)

27 Mar 2014: extension: Phase 3, Otosansit - Gürsu (2.0 km)

05 Jun 2014: extension: completion of Phase 3, Gürsu - Kestel^[5] (1.5 km)

02 Apr 2021: Construction of the Bursa City Hospital extension begins.

04 Nov 2021: Infill station "Odunluk" between Nilüfer and Acemler was opened.

Operations

The Bursaray system is made up of two lines that operate on 38.9 kilometers (24.2 mi) of route, serving 39 stations (7 of which are underground stations).^[1][3]

Station platforms are 120 meters (393 ft 8 in) long, and 92 centimeters (3 ft 0 in) high; most stations use island platforms.^[3]

Rolling stock

A total of 48 cars of the B80 type (27.7-meter (90 ft 11 in) long) were delivered by Siemens Uerdingen^[2] (in collaboration with the local company TÜVASAŞ). Siemens TS supplied the signalling automation systems and the power supply system.

Later the fleet was enlarged with 30 Bombardier Flexity Swift^[2] light rail cars (similar to those of the type U5-25 on the Frankfurt U-Bahn) from Bombardier. After that, Burulas purchased 44 used 'Sneltram' Duewag SG2 (Duewag T-cars) from the city of Rotterdam;^[2] 25 of which were placed in service while the other 19 were used to provide spare parts as needed. All Duewag SG2 cars are discontinued today.^[6]

In addition, 60 Durmazlar GreenCity cars are in service.^[6]

Future Expansions

In April 2021, the construction of the Bursa city hospital extension began. The extension will run from Emek station to the new city hospital via the future Bursa high speed rail station.^[7]

In January 2023, the groundbreaking ceremony of the extension from Uludağ University station to Görükle was held. Despite this, the construction has not yet started.^[8]

Gallery

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  Siemens B80 Bursa Tramvayı
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  Bursa Tramvayı
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  Durmazlar GreenCity
• 
  Bombardier Flexity Swift (B 2010) in 4-fach-Traktion in Bursa

Network Map

See also

• Turkey portal

• Trams in Bursa
• List of metro systems

References

1. "BURSARAY GÜZERGAHI" [BURSARAY ITINERARY] (in Turkish). Burulaş Bursa Ulaşım Toplu Taşım İşletmeciliği Turizm San. Ve Tic. A.Ş. [Burulaş Bursa Transportation Mass Transit Administration Tourism Industry. Ve Tic. Inc.] Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
2. "BursaRay Rotterdam Araçları ve Burulaş (ÖZEL HABER)" [BursaRay Rotterdam Vehicles to Burulaş (SPECIAL NEWS)]. RayHaber (in Turkish). 24 November 2012. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
3. "BURSARAY TEKNİK ÖZELLİKLER" [BURSARAY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS] (in Turkish). Burulaş Bursa Ulaşım Toplu Taşım İşletmeciliği Turizm San. Ve Tic. A.Ş. [Burulaş Bursa Transportation Mass Transit Administration Tourism Industry. Ve Tic. Inc.] Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
4. "Bursaray: Bursa metro map, Turkey". mapa-metro.com. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
5. "BursaRay Kestel etabında son üç istasyon da hizmete açıldı" [BursaRay Kestel extension opens the last three stations]. Cihan (in Turkish). 5 June 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
6. "Bursaray Teknik Özellikler". www.burulas.com.tr. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
7. "Emek - YHT - Şehir Hastanesi Metro Hattı".
8. "Üniversite - Görükle Metro Hattı".

External links

• Bursaray – official site Archived 26 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine (in Turkish)
• Image of Bursaray Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
• Map

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