Kağıthane (Istanbul Metro)

Coordinates: 41°04′49″N 28°58′16″E / 41.0804°N 28.9710°E / 41.0804; 28.9710
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Kağıthane
1,500 V DC Overhead line
Services
Preceding station Istanbul Metro Following station
Nurtepe
towards Mahmutbey
M7 Line Çağlayan
towards Yıldız
Hasdal M11 Line Gayrettepe
Terminus

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

M7 Platform
Westbound Line M7 toward Mahmutbey (Nurtepe)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound Line M7 toward Mecidiyeköy (Çağlayan)
M11 Platform
Northbound M11 (Istanbul Metro) toward Arnavutköy Hastane (Hasdal)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound M11 (Istanbul Metro) toward Gayrettepe (terminus)

Gallery

  • M7 platform
    M7 platform
  • M11 platform
    M11 platform
  • M11 exit
    M11 exit

References

  1. ^ "M7 Mecidiyeköy-Mahmutbey Metro Hattı". metro.istanbul. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  2. ^ "M11 Gayrettepe-Yeni Havalimanı Metro Hattı". metro.istanbul. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Mecidiyeköy-Mahmutbey metrosu açıldı". Milliyet (in Turkish). 28 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  4. ^ "İstanbul Havalimanı Metrosu açıldı: Bir ay boyunca ücretsiz olacak". BBC Turkish (in Turkish). 22 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.