Ankara Tren Garı

Ankara Tren Garı
Alternative names Ankara Yüksek Hızlı Tren Garı
General information
Status Opened
Architectural style Modernism
Address Celal Bayar Blv. 73-78, Anafartalar Mah. 06050
Town or city Altındağ, Ankara
Country Turkey
Coordinates 39°33′38″N 32°30′11″E / 39.5606°N 32.5031°E / 39.5606; 32.5031Coordinates: 39°33′38″N 32°30′11″E / 39.5606°N 32.5031°E / 39.5606; 32.5031
Elevation 857 m (2,812 ft)
Named for Ankara railway station
Construction started 9 December 2013
Completed May 2016
Opened 29 October 2016
Cost $235 million
Client TCDD Taşımacılık
Owner Turkish State Railways
Landlord Ankara Tren Garı İşletilmesi
Height 30 m (98 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 8
Floor area 178,000 m2 (1,920,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architecture firm TÜMAŞ
Other information
Parking 2,275 spaces[1]
Website
Ankara Tren Garı

Ankara Tren Garı (English: Ankara Train Station), alternatively known as Ankara YHT railway station (Turkish: Ankara Yüksek Hızlı Tren Garı) and abbreviated as ATG, is a mixed-use commercial building in Ankara, Turkey. The building houses a shopping mall, a five-star hotel and commercial offices, as well as a concourse for YHT high-speed trains.

Situated next to Ankara railway station, ATG was built on the southern half of land used by Ankara station on the former site of two platforms serving commuter trains along with storage tracks. The building officially opened on 29 October 2016, on the 93rd anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Turkey, along with Ankara station's the high-speed platforms located under the structure.[2]

The building is owned by the Turkish State Railways (TCDD) and operated by a private company known as Ankara Tren Gar İşletmesi A.Ş.. TCDD Taşımacılık uses the building for its ticket and information booths, waiting area and its VIP/CIP lounge.

The building itself is 30 m (98 ft) tall with eight floors. Due to its large glass frames, the station was given the nickname Space station (Turkish: Uzay üssü) by the public.

History

When construction of the Ankara-Istanbul high-speed railway commenced in 2004, plans for a new railway station in Ankara were put forth as part of a large-scale modernization of railways in Turkey. In August 2005, TCDD awarded a joint bid of 946,155 YTL from SUDOP Praha-SDPAK to construct the a new modern railway terminal.[3] Originally the new station was going to encompass the entire existing station like the new Eskişehir station. Construction of the new station was approved on 11 July 2007 by the Ankara city council. Plans for the new station was met with criticism from many architects, due to the fact that it would be demolishing several historic buildings within the grounds of Ankara station.[3] However, in 2008, plans for the station were halted when the Ankara 16th District Court overruled the city council's decision, citing that the project would endanger the historic structures at the station.[4]

The State Railways revised their plans for the station where the new terminal would only encompass the two southernmost platforms and adjacent yard tracks. These platforms were used by commuter trains to Sincan and Kayaş and would have been replaced anyway, by the Başkentray project. On 28 August 2012, the bid for the revised station was awarded to a consortium consisting of Limak Holding, Kolin and Cengiz İnşaat within a time-frame of 24 months.[5] Using the build-operate-transfer model, the consortium will own and operate the station for 19 years and 7 months, until 2036.[6]

Construction started on 9 December 2013 with the demolition of the Ankara suburban platforms. The station structure was completed by May 2016 and was officially opened to passenger traffic on 29 October, with a large ceremony that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım and Minister of Transport Ahmet Arslan attended.

Overview

The construction of the YHT station completed in two years.[6] It was opened to service on 29 October 2016, on the 93rd anniversary of the proclamation of the Turkish Republic.[2] It was constructed by the company "Ankara Tren Garı İşletmesi" (ATG) (literally Ankara Train Station Co.) in the build–operate–transfer financial model.[6] The YHT station will serve 50,000 passengers a day, 15 million annually.[6] In addition to train station, there are a hotel with 134 rooms, a shopping mall with 217 shops [6] and a conference hall in the 8-story building. Currently, except for the train service, the station is operated by the AGT company. In 2036, after 19 years and 7 months,[6] whole infrastructure will be handed over to the Turkish State Railways (TCDD).[7]

The total area of the HSR station, including the mall and the hotel, is 194,460 m2 (2,093,200 sq ft). There are three railway platforms and six tracks.

Services

Currently there are only three HSR trains serving the Ankara HSR Station:,[8]

References

  1. ↑ Ekinci, Adnan; Demirtaş, Halit Ziya (20 January 2009). Hızlı Tren Hakkında Herşey (in Turkish). Ulus, Ankara: TCDD Genel Müdürlüğü. p. 53.
  2. 1 2 Star newspaper (in Turkish)
  3. 1 2 Bozkurt, Başak (30 November 2006). "Ankara Hızlı Tren Terminali". arkitera.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Marmaray'dan Sonra Ankara Hızlı Tren Garı Projesine de Durdurma". kentvedmiryolu.com (in Turkish). 15 September 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  5. ↑ Toğanaş, Tamer (9 December 2013). "İlk kazma vuruluyor". huriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ankara YHT Garı açıldı". NTV (Turkey) (in Turkish). 2016-10-29. Retrieved 2017-09-20. ]
  7. ↑ TCDD page (in Turkish)
  8. ↑ TCDD timetable
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