Nurtepe is an

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on the M7 line of the

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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). ...

. The station is located on Sokollu Street in the Nurtepe neighborhood of Kağıthane. The station has a total of 3 entrances, the entrance number 1 is Nurtepe Mosque, entrance number 2 is Sokollu Street/Zühre Street and entrance number 3 is Hacı Ethem Üktem Primary School. The M7 line operates as fully automatic

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(UTO). The station consists of an island platform with two tracks. Since the M7 is an ATO line, protective gates on each side of the platform open only when a train is in the station. Connection to

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city buses is available from at street level. Nurtepe station was opened on 28 October 2020. The station was built between Alibeyköy Creek and Kâğıthane Creek.

Station layout

Operation information

As of 2021, total length of M7 line is 18 km. The line operates between 06.00 - 00.00 and travel frequency is 6 minutes at peak hour.

References

External links

Official Website of Istanbul Metro (in English)
{{Istanbul Metro navbox Istanbul metro stations Kağıthane Railway stations in Turkey opened in 2020