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Istanbul Metro
The Istanbul Metro ( tr, İstanbul metrosu) is a rapid transit railway network that serves the city of Istanbul, Turkey. It is operated by Metro Istanbul, a company (formerly known as ''İstanbul Ulaşım A.Ş.'' before 2016), a public enterprise, controlled by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. The oldest section of the metro is the M1 line, which opened in 1989; it now includes 111 stations in service, with 100 more under construction. The system consists of eight lines: the lines designated M1A, M1B, M2, M3, M6, M7 and M9 are on the European side of the Bosporus, while Lines M4 and M5 are on the Asian side. The European and Asian networks do not connect directly, but have been linked to each other through the Marmaray system since 2013. More Metro lines are under construction or planned: M8 (Bostancı-Parseller), M12 (60. Yıl Parkı-Kazım Karabekir) and the M14 (Altunizade-Kazım Karabekir) will be on the Asian side, while M11 (Gayrettepe-Istanbul Airport-H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boğaziçi Üniversitesi (Istanbul Metro)
Boğaziçi Üniversitesi, formerly named Hisarüstü, is an underground rapid transit station on the M6 line of the Istanbul Metro. It is located in northeast Beşiktaş under Hisar Üstü Nispetiye Avenue. The station is named after the Boğaziçi University which is located right next to it. A funicular railway is planned between Hisarüstü and Aşiyan, on the Bosphorus. Layout M6 Platform F4 Platform References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bogazici Universitesi Istanbul metro stations Metro Station A metro station or subway station is a station for a rapid transit system, which as a whole is usually called a "metro" or "subway". A station provides a means for passengers to purchase tickets, board trains, and evacuate the system in the ... Beşiktaş Railway stations opened in 2015 2015 establishments in Turkey Rapid transit stations under construction in Turkey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bosporus
The Bosporus Strait (; grc, Βόσπορος ; tr, İstanbul Boğazı 'Istanbul strait', colloquially ''Boğaz'') or Bosphorus Strait is a natural strait and an internationally significant waterway located in Istanbul in northwestern Turkey. It forms part of the continental boundary between Asia and Europe, and divides Turkey by separating Anatolia from Thrace. It is the world's narrowest strait used for international navigation. Most of the shores of the Bosporus Strait, except for the area to the north, are heavily settled, with the city of Istanbul's metropolitan population of 17 million inhabitants extending inland from both banks. The Bosporus Strait and the Dardanelles Strait at the opposite end of the Sea of Marmara are together known as the Turkish Straits. Sections of the shore of the Bosporus in Istanbul have been reinforced with concrete or rubble and those sections of the Strait prone to deposition are periodically dredged. Name The name of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urban Area
An urban area, built-up area or urban agglomeration is a human settlement with a high population density and infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas are created through urbanization and are categorized by urban morphology as cities, towns, conurbations or suburbs. In urbanism, the term contrasts to rural areas such as villages and hamlets; in urban sociology or urban anthropology it contrasts with natural environment. The creation of earlier predecessors of urban areas during the urban revolution led to the creation of human civilization with modern urban planning, which along with other human activities such as exploitation of natural resources led to a human impact on the environment. "Agglomeration effects" are in the list of the main consequences of increased rates of firm creation since. This is due to conditions created by a greater level of industrial activity in a given region. However, a favorable environment for human capital development would als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tünel
The Tünel ( en, Tunnel, designated as the F2 line on the Istanbul transport map) is a historic underground funicular line in Istanbul, Turkey. It has two stations, connecting Karaköy and Beyoğlu. The tunnel runs uphill from near the confluence of the Golden Horn with the Bosphorus and is about long. Inaugurated on 17 January, 1875, the Tünel is the second-oldest fully underground urban railway in the world, after the London Underground (1863) and oldest in continental Europe, pre-dating the Budapest Metro by 21 years. History In the second half of the 19th century the neighborhoods of Pera (modern day Beyoğlu) and Galata (modern day Karaköy) had become the financial and commercial heart of Constantinople (modern day Istanbul) and the Ottoman Empire. Many Ottoman and foreign companies, mostly banks and insurance companies, set up their headquarters in these two neighborhoods. Foreign embassies, hotels and commercial markets in Pera were located at the top of a steep hill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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T5 (Istanbul Tram)
The T5 Eminönü–Alibeyköy Coach Station tram line ( tr, T5 Eminönü–Alibeyköy Cep Otogarı tramvay hattı) is a tram line following the coastline of the Golden Horn on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey. Construction of the line began in 2016. The first section consisting of 12 stations between ( tr) and Alibeyköy Coach Station at a length of was officially opened on 1 January 2021. When completed, the line will be long with 14 stations each of length, and is expected to go into service in 2021. 30 trains will carry up to 114,000 passengers a day. Its route mostly follows the western coastline of the Golden Horn, and is built on the bank next to the existing street. In some places, it crosses the water on piles. The total travel time will be 35 minutes. The line uses Alstom's APS (a third rail embedded in the ground between the tracks) for electrification to avoid visual pollution, a difference from other tram lines in the city, which have traditional overhea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istanbul Tram
The Istanbul Tram ( tr, İstanbul Tramvayı) is a modern tram system on the European side of Istanbul. The first section, the T1 opened in 1992, followed by the T2, which opened in 2006. In 2011, the T1 and T2 merged, with the line retaining the T1 name. The T4 and the T5 lines followed, opening in 2007 and 2021, respectively. History Istanbul, the former capital of the Ottoman Empire, once had a large tramway network on both the Asian and the European sides. It first started as a horse tram in 1860, and was gradually converted to an electric tram system starting in 1912. Many additional routes were added to the tram system, in progressive stages over time. The network reached its most widespread extent in 1956 with 108 million passengers being carried by 270 tram-cars, on 56 lines. However reflecting developments in many cities around the world during the 1960s, the tram service began to be closed down in 1956, and was completely stopped in 1966. After closing the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
F1 Taksim–Kabataş Funicular Line
The F1 Taksim–Kabataş funicular line ( tr, F1 Taksim–Kabataş füniküler hattı) is an underground funicular in Istanbul, Turkey. It serves the F1 line of the Istanbul metro, which connects the hubs at Taksim Square and Kabataş, Istanbul. Overview The funicular was built by the Doppelmayr Garaventa Group and opened on June 29, 2006, the funicular is operated by Metro İstanbul company, a subsidiary of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. The ride on the line takes 2.5 minutes. the daily ridership was 30,000 passengers between the operating hours from 6:15 to 0:00, daily number of trips were 195, with a headway of 3 minutes during peak hours. Stations File:Funicular Kabatash station 7352.jpg, Funicular Kabataş station Wait for departure File:Funicular Kabatash station 6327.jpg, Funicular Kabataş station decoration File:Funicular Kabatash station 6328.jpg, Funicular Kabataş station File:Funicular Taksim station 6330.jpg, Funicular Taksim station File:Funicular Taksim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M11 (Istanbul Metro)
Line M11, officially referred to as the M11 Gayrettepe–Istanbul Airport–Halkalı Metro Line ( tr, Gayrettepe-İstanbul Havalimanı-Halkalı Metro Hattı), is a rapid transit line of the Istanbul Metro, currently under construction in Istanbul, Turkey. The Kağıthane — Istanbul Airport portion of the line is currently planned to open in January 2023. The purpose of this line is to provide direct and quick access from the Istanbul Airport in Arnavutköy to Levent, Istanbul's main commercial center and to Halkalı, one of the city's most important train stations. Unlike other metro lines, the M11 will be a limited stop service, meaning that stations will be spaced further apart. This is most noticeable towards the line's southern ends, where the M11 will only have seven stations within Istanbul's urban area: Halkalı, Tema Park, Olimpiyat, Kayaşehir and Fenertepe in the west and Gayrettepe and Kağıthane in the east. It will have two legs, one from Gayrettepe to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M14 (Istanbul Metro)
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M12 (Istanbul Metro)
Line M12, officially referred to as the M12 Göztepe-Ataşehir-Ümraniye line, is a proposed rapid transit line of the Istanbul Metro system, currently under construction in the Asian part of Istanbul, Turkey. Built by the Metropolitan Municipality of Istanbul, the line will be long with 11 stations, and is expected to go into service in 2024. The travel time between the end stations will be 26 minutes. It is expected that it will carry hourly around 35,000 riders in one direction. The line will run through three districts of Istanbul, namely Kadıköy, Ataşehir and Ümraniye. It will connect to other rapid transit lines at Tütüncü Mehmet Efendi station to Marmaray, at Yenisahra to M4 Kadıköy–Sabiha Gökçen Airport, and at Çarşı to M5 Üsküdar–Çekmeköy. The investment budget of the construction is 2.376 billion (approx. US$670 million). The construction of the metro began with work at the end station 60. Yıl Parkı in August 2017. The tender of this project w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M8 (Istanbul Metro)
Line M8, officially referred to as the M8 Bostancı-Parseller line, is a rapid transit line of the Istanbul Metro system, currently under construction in the Asian part of Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ..., Turkey. The line will be long with 13 stations, and is expected to go into service on 6 January 2023. It is a fully automatic driverless metro line. All stations have a platform separator door system. Stations References Istanbul Metro Transport infrastructure under construction in Turkey Transport in Kadıköy Ataşehir Ümraniye 2023 in rail transport {{Istanbul-metro-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
