Meclis (Istanbul Metro)

Coordinates: 41°00′35″N 29°11′56″E / 41.009722°N 29.198889°E / 41.009722; 29.198889
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Meclis
1,500 V DC Overhead line
Services
Preceding station Istanbul Metro Following station
Çekmeköy
towards Üsküdar
M5 Line Sarıgazi

Meclis is an underground station on the M5 line of the Istanbul Metro.[2][3] It is located under Gelincik Street in the Meclis neighbourhood of Sancaktepe. It was opened on 16 March 2024 with the M5 line extension from Çekmeköy to Samandıra Merkez.[1]

History

On 3 December 2021, TBM-1 reached the station and completed its excavation.[4] On 18 January 2022, TBM-1 completed its excavation by reaching the TBM shaft between Meclis and Çekmeköy stations.[5] On 19 October 2022, the first rail welding ceremony of the 3rd stage of the line was held on the TBM shaft. At this ceremony, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality President Ekrem İmamoğlu stated that the progress rate of the 3rd stage has reached 65%.[6] On 4 May 2023, the first test drive was carried out with the test train departing from Çekmeköy, heading to Meclis and Sarıgazi stations, the electrification of which was completed.[7]

Station layout

Platform level Westbound Line M5 toward Üsküdar (Çekmeköy)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound Line M5 toward Samandıra Merkez (Sarıgazi)

Gallery

  • Entrance structure
    Entrance structure
  • Entrance 1
    Entrance 1
  • Ticket hall
    Ticket hall
  • Exit sign
    Exit sign

References

  1. ^ a b "ÇEKMEKÖY-SAMANDIRA METRO HATTI AÇILDI: 15 GÜN ÜCRETSİZ OLACAK" (in Turkish). IMM. 2024-03-16. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  2. ^ "Üsküdar-Samandıra Merkez Metro Line". www.metro.istanbul (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  3. ^ "Istanbul Metro Map" (PDF). Metro Istanbul. 2023-08-01. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  4. ^ "İki TBM de aynı anda ara istasyonlara gelmeyi başardı". instagram.com (in Turkish). Doğuş İnşaat. 2021-12-03. Archived from the original on 2021-12-04. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  5. ^ "TBM kazısı tamamlandı". ibb.istanbul (in Turkish). IMM. 2022-01-18. Archived from the original on 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  6. ^ "İMAMOĞLU: İLK ETAP 2023'TE, TAMAMI 2024'ÜN SON ÇEYREĞİNDE HİZMETE GİRECEK". ibb.istanbul (in Turkish). IMM. 2022-10-19. Archived from the original on 2022-10-21. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  7. ^ "ÇEKMEKÖY-SANCAKTEPE-SULTANBEYLİ METROSU'NUN TEST SÜRÜŞÜNE KATILDI" (in Turkish). IMM. 2023-05-04. Archived from the original on 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2024-03-17.