Line M6, officially referred to as the M6 Levent – Boğaziçi Üniversitesi/Hisarüstü line, is a

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line of the

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. The line opened for public service on 19 April 2015. Except for the very small

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, this line is the shortest of the Istanbul Metro system with only four stations.

Overview

The project was a cooperation between

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and the Ministry of Transport, Maritime and Communication. The metro tunnel is a single tube, which is constructed underground by

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(NATM). The line with four stations connects to the M2 Yenikapı - Hacıosman metro line at

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station. In terms of passenger capacity, 8,100 passengers per hour per direction can be transported, which makes this a

line rather than a fully

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line. M6 operates two 4-car trains (which can be increased to three trains), running with a top speed of speed with at least 5–minute headways during peak hours. The travel time between the termini stations is 6–7 minutes. It was initially planned to go into public service on 29 October 2014, on the

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, but the metro line ultimately opened on 19 April 2015. The construction of a

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line is under consideration to connect the Hisarüstü-end station with the shoreline of the Bosphorus in the Aşiyan neighborhood.

Stations

The M6 has a total of four stations, the least on any metro line in the city. The only connection to another metro line is at Levent, where connection to the M2 is available.

Rolling Stock

The line often uses 2 Alstom trains which are also used on M2, but sometimes 1 of the trains used is a Hyundai Rotem, again also used on M2.

References

External links

* Istanbul Metro Public transport in Istanbul Passenger rail transport in Turkey Standard gauge railways in Turkey 2015 establishments in Turkey Railway lines opened in 2015 Şişli {{Istanbul-metro-stub

Overview

Stations

Rolling Stock

See also

References

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