The current station of Ankara was inaugurated by the Republic on 10 October 1937. Since the opening of the line in 1892, Ankara changed very much. Thanks to its strategic location at the heart of the country, Atatürk choose to install the new political capital of the country there. The Town was equipped accordingly by the new republic and the new station was built as part of a vast program of public buildings (university, concert hall, parliament, ministries…).