Kağıthane is an interchange station on the
M7 and
M11 lines 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 ...
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[ The M7 platform located above ground on the metro viaducts crossing the Kağıthane Creek, while the M11 platform is in underground. The M7 platform of the complex opened in 28 October 2020,] and the M11 platform opened in 22 January 2023.
Kağıthane station was originally planned to be completed in 2017, however construction delays pushed the opening back to first 2018, then 2019, and eventually to October 2020. The complex is the first metro station within central Kağıthane
Kağıthane (, also ''Kâğıthane''), formerly Sadâbad () and Glykà Nerà (Greek: Γλυκά Νερά, , 'sweet waters') is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 15 km2, and its population is 455,943 (2022). ...
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The viaduct legs have seismic isolation and are constructed to be earthquake resistant.
There is a walking distance of approximately 230 meters from the entrance number 1 of the m7 Station to the M11 Kağıthane Metro Station, and there is a transfer opportunity between the stations.
It is planned to build new stations underground and provide integration between the lines for the HızRay / M34 (Beylikdüzü – Sabiha Gökçen Airport) High Speed Metro Line and M? (İTÜ – Kağıthane) Metro Line, which are in the project phase until the end of 2029.
Layout
;M7 Platform
;M11 Platform
Gallery
File:M7 Kağıthane Metro Platform.jpg, M7 platform
File:M7 Kağıthane Station.jpeg, M7 train coming to Kağıthane Station
File:M7 Kağıthane Metro Entrance 2.jpg, M7 Kağıthane Metro Entrance 2
File:M7 Kağıthane Metro Exits.jpg, M7 Kağıthane Metro Exits (Before m11 opened)
File:M11 Kağıthane Station (8).jpg, m11 transfer signs on the ground at m7 Kağıthane station
File:M7 kağıthane istasyonu.jpg, M7 Kağıthane Station
File:M11 Kağıthane Station (1).jpg, M11 platform
File:Kağıthane Metro İstasyonu M11 2024.jpg, Kağıthane Station M11
File:M11 Kağıthane Station (5).jpg, M11 Kağıthane Station Exit
File:M11 Kağıthane Station (6).jpg, M11 exit
References
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Istanbul metro stations
Kağıthane
Railway stations in Turkey opened in 2020
Railway stations in Turkey opened in 2023