Dudullu is an

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on the M5 and M8 lines of the

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Ümraniye Ümraniye () is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Istanbul Province, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 46 km2, and its population is 723,760 (2023). It was separated from Üsküdar in 1987. It is bordered by Çekmeköy t ...

. The station is located on Alemdağ Street in the Yukarı Dudullu neighborhood of Ümraniye. Connection to

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city buses is available at street level. Both M5 and M8 lines operate as fully automatic

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(UTO). Both stations consist of an island platform with two tracks. Since the M5 and M8 are ATO lines, protective gates on each side of the platform open only when a train is in the station on M5, and full height doors are used for M8. The platform of the M8 line is under the platform of the M5 line. The M5 portion of the station was opened on 21 October 2018, with the M8 portion opening on 6 January 2023.

Station layout

The station has 2 exits. There are 3

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and 18

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Gallery

M8 Dudullu metro 1.jpg, M8 platform featuring full-height doors

References

External links

Official Website of Istanbul Metro (in English)
Istanbul metro stations Ümraniye Railway stations in Turkey opened in 2018 Railway stations in Turkey opened in 2023 {{Istanbul-metro-stub