The F4, officially referred to as the F4 Boğaziçi Üni./Hisarüstü–Aşiyan funicular line () is a long

funicular A funicular ( ) is a type of cable railway system that connects points along a railway track laid on a steep grade (slope), slope. The system is characterized by two counterbalanced carriages (also called cars or trains) permanently attached to ...

railway in Beşiktaş,

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. When opened on 28 October 2022, it became the fourth funicular line in Istanbul as well as the longest, surpassing the F3 line by . The F4 line will traverse a height difference of about and total travel time is estimated at 2 minutes and 30 seconds. The line begins at Boğaziçi Üniversitesi station and heads east to Aşiyan along the

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. It is connected to the M6 line at Boğaziçi Üniversitesi. The entrance to Boğaziçi Üniversitesi station is constructed next to the main entrance to Boğaziçi University.

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