Kağıthane (Istanbul Metro)
Kağıthane | ||||||||||||||||
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| Istanbul Metro rapid transit station | ||||||||||||||||
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| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Eyüp Sultan Cd., Merkez Mah. 34406 Kağıthane | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°04′49″N 28°58′16″E / 41.0804°N 28.9710°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Istanbul Metro (M7), Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure (M11) | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |  M7  M11 | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 Island platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections |  İETT Bus:[citation needed] 41ST, 46Ç, 46T, 48, 48H, 48N, 48T, 50D, 62, 63, 64Ç, 65A, 65G, TM3  Istanbul Minibus: Şişli-Başak Konutları, Şişli-Göktürk, Şişli-Güzeltepe, Seyrantepe-Topkapı | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated (M7), Underground (M11) | |||||||||||||||
| Depth | 25 metres (82 ft) (M11 platform) | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | No | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 28 October 2020 (M7 platform) 22 January 2023 (M11 platform) | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1,500 V DC Overhead line | |||||||||||||||
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Kağıthane is an interchange station on the M7 and M11 lines of the Istanbul Metro.[1][2] The M7 platform located above ground on the metro viaducts crossing the Kağıthane Creek, while the M11 platform is in underground. The M7 platform of the complex opened in 28 October 2020,[3] and the M11 platform opened in 22 January 2023.[4]
Kağıthane station was originally planned to be completed in 2017, however construction delays pushed the opening back to first 2018, then 2019, and eventually to October 2020. The complex is the first metro station within central Kağıthane.
Layout
[edit]- M7 Platform
| Westbound | ←  toward Mahmutbey (Nurtepe)
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| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Eastbound | toward Mecidiyeköy (Çağlayan) →
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- M11 Platform
| Northbound | ←  toward Arnavutköy Hastane (Hasdal)
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| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Southbound | toward Gayrettepe (terminus) →
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Gallery
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M7 platform -
M11 platform -
M11 exit
References
[edit]- ^ "M7 Mecidiyeköy-Mahmutbey Metro Hattı". metro.istanbul. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "M11 Gayrettepe-Yeni Havalimanı Metro Hattı". metro.istanbul. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Mecidiyeköy-Mahmutbey metrosu açıldı". Milliyet (in Turkish). 28 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "İstanbul Havalimanı Metrosu açıldı: Bir ay boyunca ücretsiz olacak". BBC Turkish (in Turkish). 22 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
