Istanbul Metro

Istanbul Metro
Istanbul Metro
	Two trains waiting at Boğaziçi Üniversitesi on the M6 line
Overview
Native name	İstanbul Metrosu
Owner	Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality; Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure (Selected stations on the M3 and M4 line and M11 line only);
Locale	Istanbul, Turkey
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	11 (4 more under construction)
Number of stations	160;; 36 under construction; 1 reserved; 15 on hold;
Daily ridership	1.36 million
Annual ridership	612.912 million (2023) without L11
Website	metro.istanbul
Operation
Began operation	3 September 1989; 36 years ago
Operator(s)	; TCDD Taşımacılık (M11 line only);
Number of vehicles	727
Technical
System length	243.3 km (151.2 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC overhead line (M1/M5); 750 V DC third rail (M2/M6); 1,500 V DC overhead line (all other lines);
System map
System map

The Istanbul Metro (Turkish: İstanbul metrosu) 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 the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. The oldest section of the metro is the M1 line, which opened on 3 September 1989. As of 2024, the system now includes 160 stations in service,^[1] with 36 more under construction. With 243.3 kilometers, Istanbul has the 21st longest metro system in the world and the 4th longest in Europe as of 2024.^[4]

References

1 2 3 "Lines in Operation" [Rail Systems]. Metro Istanbul. 2022. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
↑ "UYM Metro Istanbul". uym.ibb.gov.tr/ (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 3 January 2023. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
↑ https://t24.com.tr/haber/metro-istanbuldan-logo-degisikligi-aciklamasi,683689 Archived 1 October 2023 at the Wayback Machine Information on the old 'M' logo and the new 'Metro Istanbul' logo.
↑ "Metro Uzunluğu - Ülkelere ve Şehirlere Göre". Archived from the original on 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.

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[network-1] 1 2 3 "Lines in Operation" [Rail Systems]. Metro Istanbul. 2022. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

[2] "UYM Metro Istanbul". uym.ibb.gov.tr/ (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 3 January 2023. Retrieved 2024-08-07.

[3] ttps://t24.com.tr/haber/metro-istanbuldan-logo-degisikligi-aciklamasi,683689 Archived 1 October 2023 at the Wayback Machine Information on the old 'M' logo and the new 'Metro Istanbul' logo.

[4] "Metro Uzunluğu - Ülkelere ve Şehirlere Göre". Archived from the original on 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.

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