Bursaray (sometimes stylized as BursaRay) is a light metro system[4][5] in the city of Bursa, Marmara Region, Turkey, built in 2000 by TÜVASAŞ, and operated by Burulaş.[6] 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.
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[7] (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.[8]
In addition, 60 Durmazlar GreenCity cars are in service.[8]
Stations
There are 39 Metro stations in total in Bursa. (Not counting the tram and bus routes)[9]
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.[10]
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.[11]
Gallery
Network map

See also
References
- 123"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.
- ^ " BursaRay Rotterdam Araçları ve Burulaş (ÖZEL HABER)" [ Vehículos de BursaRay Rotterdam a Burulaş (NOTICIAS ESPECIALES) ] . RayHaber (en turco). 24 de noviembre de 2012. Archivado desde el original el 25 de febrero de 2014 . Consultado el 3 de junio de 2014 .
- ^ " BURSARAY TEKNİK ÖZELLİKLER " [ ESPECIFICACIONES TÉCNICAS DE BURSARAY ] (en turco). Burulaş Bursa Ulaşım Toplu Taşım İşletmeciliği Turizm San. Ve Tic. COMO. [Burulaş Bursa Transporte Administración de tránsito masivo Industria del turismo. Ve Tic. Inc.] Archivado desde el original el 6 de junio de 2014 . Consultado el 3 de junio de 2014 .
- ↑ "BursaRay" . Railway Gazette International . Consultado el 3 de marzo de 2026 .
- ↑ "Metro de Bursa" . www.urbanrail.net . Consultado el 3 de marzo de 2026 .
- ↑ «Bursaray: mapa del metro de Bursa, Turquía» . mapa-metro.com . Consultado el 16 de abril de 2018 .
- ↑ "BursaRay Kestel etabında son üç istasyon da hizmete açıldı" [ La extensión de BursaRay Kestel abre las últimas tres estaciones ] . Cihan (en turco). 5 de junio de 2014. Archivado desde el original el 14 de julio de 2014 . Consultado el 7 de junio de 2014 .
- 1 2 "Bursaray Teknik Özellikler" . www.burulas.com.tr . Archivado del original el 18 de abril de 2021. Recuperado el 18 de abril de 2021 .
- ↑ «Sombrero Güzergahı» . BURULAŞ (en turco) . Consultado el 2 de diciembre de 2024 .
- ^ "Emek - YHT - Şehir Hastanesi Metro Hattı" .
- ↑ «Üniversite - Görükle Metro Hattı» .
Enlaces externos
- Bursaray – sitio oficial. Archivado el 26 de julio de 2020 en Wayback Machine (en turco).
- Imagen de Bursaray archivada el 3 de marzo de 2016 en Wayback Machine.
- Mapa
40°11′N 29°03′E / 40.183°N 29.050°E / 40.183; 29.050
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