The M7, officially referred to as the M7 Yıldız–Mahmutbey metro line () is a

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 ...

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 ...

system on the European part of

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, Turkey. It is colored light pink on the maps and route signs. It is the first driverless rapid transit line of the European side of Istanbul. On 20 December 2013, the line was commissioned to Kalyon Group for construction. The groundbreaking ceremony was held on 9 February 2014. The line is long with 17 stations. The line is divided into three phases. Currently, it is partly in service. The section between

Mecidiyeköy Mecidiyeköy ( is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Şişli, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 20,006 (2022). It is a heavily built-up residential and business neighbourhood, squeezed in between the Fulya, Kuştepe, G ...

and Mahmutbey was inaugurated on 28 October 2020. The Mecidiyeköy - Kabataş and Mahmutbey - Esenyurt Meydan phases are still under construction, and there is also a planned extension between the stations Esenyurt Meydan - Saadetdere. When fully completed, the M7-line will be connecting twelve districts of the Istanbul metropolitan area, namely

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, Eyüp,

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, Avcılar,

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and

Esenyurt Esenyurt (), formerly known as Ksenos, is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Istanbul Province, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 43 km2, and its population is 983,571 (2022). Located in the European side of Istanbul, Es ...

. It is projected that 300 cars of driverless metro trains will carry about one million passengers daily. The total travel time will be 31.5 minutes between the termini. The M7 line costs 3.7 billion (approx. US$1 billion). It was opened on 2 January 2023 as a shuttle between Mecidiyeköy and Yıldız. With the opening of the Kabataş stage in June 2025, the direct line will continue to the shuttle operation place. From Mecidiyeköy, one platform goes to Mahmutbey direction and the other to Yıldız direction. Trains run on the Mecidiyeköy - Mahmutbey section every 6 minutes, and on the Yıldız - Mecidiyeköy section every 12 minutes. Driverless M7 Train Interior

Stations

M7 Mecidiyeköy - Mahmutbey section

Şişli/Mecidiyeköy - Mahmutbey section opened on 28 October 2020, the Şişli/Meciyeköy - Mahmutbey section of the M7-line serves 15 metro stations across six districts of the Istanbul City. The line is long. The combined length of the entire metro system in Istanbul has thus reached . The line is the second in

automatic train operation Automatic train operation (ATO) is a method of operating trains automatically where the driver is not required or is required for supervision at most. Alternatively, ATO can be defined as a subsystem within the automatic train control, which pe ...

(ATO) of Istanbul after the M5 Üsküdar–Çekmeköy line, and the first ATO line on the European side of the city. All stations have

platform screen doors Platform screen doors (PSDs), also known as platform edge doors (PEDs), are used at some train, rapid transit and people mover stations to separate the platform from train tracks, as well as on some bus rapid transit, tram and light rail ...

, opening only when the train is stopped at the platform.

References

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Stations

M7 Mecidiyeköy - Mahmutbey section

See also

References