KonyaRay

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KonyaRay
Overview
StatusUnder Construction
Owner
standard gauge
Electrification25 kV, 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Route map

km
0
2. Organize
?
Bilim Merkezi
?
Havaalanı Konya Airport
?
Jet Üssü
?
Aksaray Kavşağı
?
Horozluhan
?
Aykent
?
1. Organize
?
Mobilyacılar
?
YHT Garı YHT
?
Kule Site
?
Rauf Denktaş
?
Belediye
?
Konya Gar YHT
?
Meram Belediyesi
?
Çeçenistan
?
Kovanağzı
?
Hadimi
26
Yaylapınar

Konyaray is a

portmanteau
of the word Konya and ray, which is the Turkish word for rail. The goal of the line is to provide better transport links for Konya's industrial zones.

History

The groundbreaking ceremony was held on 30 April 2023. The first phase running from the airport to the

Ankara-Konya high-speed railway
.

The actual construction works began on 17 July 2023,[3] after it turned out that the groundbreaking ceremony was only "symbolic".[4]

Stations

There will be 19 stations in total.[5]

Name Station District Notes
1 2. Sanayi Selçuklu Konya Organized Industry Zone
2 Bilim Merkezi Konya Science Centre
3 Havaalanı Konya Airport
4 Jet Üssü Türk Yıldızları Park
5 Aksaray Kavşağı Konya Exhibition Centre
6 Horozluhan
7 Aykent Aykent Shoemakers Industrial Estate
8 1. Organize Konya Organized Industry Zone
9 Mobilyacılar Konya Mobilyacılar Industry Zone
10 Yht Garı Selçuklu high speed railway station
11 Kule Site Kule Site Mall
12 Rauf Denktaş
13 Belediye
14 Konya Gar Meram Konya railway station
15 Meram Belediyesi Meram Municipality
16 Çeçenistan
17 Kovanağzı
18 Hadimi
19 Yaylapınar

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Groundbreaking ceremony held for Konyaray Suburban Line". 5 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Konyaray Banliyö Hattı Projesi'nin temeli törenle atıldı".
  3. ^ "Konyaray Banliyö Hattı çalışmalarına başlıyor". konhaber.com. 17 July 2023. Archived from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Konyaray temel atma töreninde de temsili temel kullanılmış".
  5. ^ "Konyaray project".