M2 (Istanbul Metro)

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M2

A northbound train at Levent station.
Overview
Type Rapid Transit
System İstanbul Metro
Status Operational
Locale İstanbul, Turkey
Termini Hacıosman
Şişhane
Stations 12
Services 1 (Branch to Seyrantepe)
Daily ridership 170,000 (2010)[1]
Operation
Opened September 16, 2000
Operator(s) İstanbul Ulaşım A.Ş.
Technical
Line length 20 km (12 mi)
No. of tracks 2
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) Standard gauge
Route map
Distance Station
Unknown BSicon "uexKBHFa"
0 Yenikapı
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1 km (0.62 mi) Şehzadebaşı
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2.3 km (1.4 mi) Unkapanı
Unknown BSicon "uexWTUNNEL" Transverse water
Golden Horn
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3.7 km (2.3 mi) Şişhane
Urban station on track
5.2 km (3.2 mi) Taksim
Urban stop on track
6.9 km (4.3 mi) Osmanbey
Urban stop on track
8.2 km (5.1 mi) Şişli
Urban stop on track
9.9 km (6.2 mi) Gayrettepe
Urban station on track
11.2 km (7 mi) Levent
Urban stop on track
12.2 km (7.6 mi) 4. Levent
Urban stop on track
13.6 km (8.5 mi) Sanayi Mahallesi
Urban junction to left Unknown BSicon "uKBHFr"
15.1 km (9.4 mi) Seyrantepe
Urban stop on track
15.3 km (9.5 mi) İTÜ-Ayazağa
Urban stop on track
16.7 km (10 mi) Atatürk Oto Sanayi
Urban stop on track
17.8 km (11 mi) Darüşşafaka
Urban end station
19.3 km (12 mi) Hacıosman

The M2 is a rapid transit service of the İstanbul Metro. It is colored green on station signs but colored blue on the official map. It runs underneath the north-south Büyükdere Avenue. The M2 starts at Hacıosman near Sarıyer and ends at Şişhane in Beyoğlu. There is a shuttle which services a branch from Sanayi Mahllesi to Seyrantepe, where the Türk Telekom Arena is. The M2 operates from 6:00am to 12:00am everyday.

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[edit] Route

The M2 starts at Hacıosman in southwestern Sarıyer. From there it travels under Büyükdere Avenue, a major north-south road in the city, through İstanbul's two major financial districts; Maslak and Levent. The line then heads slightly west just south of Levent through Şişli to historical Taksim Square. From there M2 heads through western Beyoğlu to its southern terminus, Şişhane.

[edit] Future Extension

Future plans are to extend the M2 on a bridge across the Golden Horn into historical Constantinople -which is under construction-, to Yenikapı, where it would connect with the B1 and M1.

[edit] Timeline

  • August 19, 1992: Construction of the M2 begins.
  • June 12, 1994: Taksim-Şişli part is completed.
  • July 8, 1994: Şişli-4. Levent part is completed.
  • April 30, 1995: The two tunnels are connected.
  • January 11, 1999: The first trainsets are used for test runs.
  • September 16, 2000: Taksim-4. Levent portion is opened.
  • January 31, 2009: Taksim-Şişhane and 4. Levent-Atatürk Oto Sanayi extensions are opened.
  • September 2, 2010: A northern extension to Darüşşafaka is opened.
  • November 11, 2010: The branch to Seyrantepe is opened.

[edit] Gallery

[edit] References

  1. ^ İstanbul Ulaşım - M2 statistics

[edit] See also

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