4. Levent is an underground

rapid transit Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT) or heavy rail, commonly referred to as metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport that is generally built in urban areas. A grade separation, grade separated rapid transit line below ground su ...

station on the M2 line of the

Istanbul Metro The Istanbul Metro () is a rapid transit railway network that serves the city of Istanbul, Turkey. Apart from the M11 line, which is operated by TCDD Taşımacılık, the system is operated by Metro Istanbul, a public enterprise controlled by th ...

. It is located in northern

Levent Levent is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Beşiktaş, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 2,911 (2022). It is one of the main business districts of Istanbul located on the European side of the city. It is situated ...

under

Büyükdere Avenue Büyükdere Avenue () is a major avenue which runs through the districts of Şişli (Esentepe quarter), Beşiktaş (Levent quarter) and Sarıyer (Maslak quarter) on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey. It begins at Şişli Mosque and runs in ...

in Kâğıthane. The station opened on 16 September 2000 and is one of the original six stations of the M2 line. Between 2000 and 2009 4. Levent was the northern terminus of the line and the tracks north of the station would serve as storage tracks for rolling stock. Connections to

İETT The Istanbul Electricity, Tram and Tunnel Establishments () or İETT is the transportation authority in Istanbul connected to the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality specializing in public transportation. History After nationalizing various c ...

bus service are available as İETT operates a large bus hub next to the station. The Istanbul Sapphire is situated next to the station and used to be the tallest building in

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, standing at a height of . 4. Levent has an

island platform An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway inte ...

serviced by two tracks.

Layout

References

Istanbul metro stations Şişli Railway stations in Turkey opened in 2000 {{Istanbul-metro-stub