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21-423: The metro line M2 ( Yenikapı –Hacıosman) follows the avenue between Şişli and Hacıosman, featuring nine metro stations. Headquarters of many banks, business centers, shopping centers, luxury hotels and numerous skyscrapers built in recent years are located around Büyükdere Avenue, making it an important route of financial, business and social life. Residential or office skyscrapers found on Büyükdere Avenue include

42-668: A total length of 23.49 kilometers (14.60 mi). A daily ridership of about 500,000 makes it the busiest line of the Istanbul Metro system. Construction for a north–south metro line started on 19 August 1992 when the groundbreaking of the M2 took place. The original route was a wholly underground 7 km (4.3 mi) line between Taksim and 4. Levent . Construction of the tunnels took place in three separate areas; Taksim, Şişli and 4. Levent. These tunnels were connected to each other on 8 July 1994 and were completed on 30 April 1995. The line

63-479: Is planned, with five new stations at Kocamustafapaşa, Silivrikapı, Veliefendi, Zeytinburnu and Bakırköy. [REDACTED] Media related to Istanbul Metro line M2 at Wikimedia Commons M1 (Istanbul Metro) Line M1 , officially referred to as the M1 Yenikapı–Atatürk Airport/Kirazlı metro line ( Turkish : M1 Yenikapı–Atatürk Havalimanı/Kirazlı metro hattı ), also known as

84-700: The Bahçelievler station, opened. Finally, the M1A branch line was completed on December 20, 2002, when the extension to the World Trade Center and Atatürk Airport in Yeşilköy opened. A rebuilt Esenler station opened on February 22, 2012. The extension of the M1B branch line from Esenler to Kirazlı opened on June 14, 2013. The extension of the M1 line from Aksaray to Yenikapı

105-579: The Diamond of Istanbul , Istanbul Sapphire , Isbank Tower 1 , Sabancı Center , Kanyon Towers , Finansbank Tower , among others. Notable shopping malls on the avenue include Zorlu Center , Kanyon Shopping Mall , MetroCity AVM and Özdilek Park. Educational institutions on the avenue include Haliç University , ISOV Vocational High School for Construction, Istanbul Technical University 's Maslak Campus, Işık University , and Yıldız Technical University Vocational College. Two major cemeteries are situated on

126-627: The Golden Horn towards the Old City and terminates in Yenikapı, a transport hub connecting with M1 line and Marmaray . (The Şehzadebaşı station on the map above was actually named Vezneciler when the extension south of Şişhane opened on 15 February 2014). (While it was planned to be only a warehouse and operation center in Seyrantepe during the initial construction, it was built as a station to serve both

147-572: The M2 Yenikapı–Hacıosman metro line ( Turkish : M2 Yenikapı–Hacıosman metro hattı ), is a rapid transit line of the Istanbul Metro . It is colored light green on the maps and route signs. The M2 operates between Hacıosman in southern Sarıyer to Yenikapı in south-central Fatih on the historic peninsula of Istanbul . Shuttle trains run from Sanayi to Seyrantepe to Rams Park . The M2 line has 16 stations, all but one underground, and

168-522: The Sea of Marmara . A total of 105 trainsets transport up to 400,000 passenger daily between the operation hours from 6:00 in the early morning to 0:00 in the midnight. The M1 line has a maximum headway of 2 ½ minutes during peak hours. All stations have covered seating. A total of 135 escalators and 65 elevators make access to the stations easy for passengers. The M1A line is 20 kilometers (12.4 mi) long in total, and serves 18 stations. The trip between

189-593: The Istanbul Light Metro ( Turkish : Hafif Metro ), is a rapid transit line of the Istanbul Metro . It is colored red on the maps and route signs. Opened in 1989, it was the first rapid transit line in Istanbul and Turkey and its opening started the revival of mass-transit in Turkish cities. The M1 consists of two train services, M1A and M1B . Both services run on the same line from Yenikapı to Otogar , where

210-503: The M1A branch line, was opened on January 31, 1994. Following this, the M1A segment between Zeytinburnu and Bakırköy stations was opened on July 3 of the same year. Further extensions of the M1A line, to Ataköy and then Yenibosna stations, were opened in July and August 1995, at which point the length of the line reached approximately 16 km (9.9 mi). In 1999, a new M1A line station located between Ataköy and Bakırköy stations,

231-417: The M1B branches off to Kirazlı , while the M1A continues on the original line to Istanbul Atatürk Airport . The M1 has 23 stations in service, of which 11 are underground and 3 elevated, and the total length of the line is 26.8 kilometers (16.7 mi). Even though the M1 is fully grade separated , it is considered a light metro line, due to the relatively low passenger capacity compared to other lines of

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252-595: The avenue: the Mecidiyeköy Italo-Jewish Cemetery and Zincirlikuyu Cemetery . On November 20, 2003, the headquarters of the HSBC Bank Turkey on Büyükdere Avenue in Levent was car bombed by a terrorist (suicide bomber) linked to Al Qaeda , killing and wounding a number of people. The street was closed to traffic for ten hours. M2 (Istanbul Metro) The M2 , officially referred to as

273-502: The line. The following are events in the timeline of the M2 service: The M2 starts at Hacıosman in southwestern Sarıyer . From there it travels under Büyükdere Avenue, a major north–south road in the city, through İstanbul's two major financial districts; Maslak and Levent . The line then heads slightly west just south of Levent through Şişli to historical Taksim Square . From there M2 heads through western Beyoğlu to Şişhane. It crosses

294-450: The region and Rams Park . Due to the limited area of the scissors zone, transactions can only be made up to the Sanayi . It is planned to make arrangements for uninterrupted work between Seyrantepe and Yenikapı on match days.) The M2 line in İstanbul uses both Hyundai Rotem and Alstom trains which operate with headways of 5 minutes on the line. A future extension southwest of Yenikapı

315-429: The system. In November 2014, the extension from Aksaray to Yenikapı was opened. With Istanbul's population growing and the city rapidly expanding outward, the bus service available in the city became insufficient in the 1970s and 1980s. At that time, the city did not have a mass transit rail system, except for a single 0.57 km (0.35 mi) funicular line known as Tünel – the last operating original tramline

336-582: The termini stations, Yenikapı and Atatürk Airport, takes approximately 35 minutes. Daily, 169 trains run in each direction between the termini stations, with a peak-hour headway of 6 minutes. On the M1A line, seven stations are built underground, nine are ground-level stations, and three are elevated. The stations are so structured that six of them have island platforms and eleven stations have side platforms . The connection station at Otogar in Esenler has two island platforms, which enable traffic on three tracks by

357-480: The two different M1 branch lines. As of November 2020, a 9.7 kilometers (6.0 mi) extension to a new terminus station at Halkalı is under construction. It will add nine stations to the M1B branch, west of Kirazlı offering an interchange with both the Marmaray and M11 lines. Since this line is the oldest modern rail line in İstanbul, it has relatively old vehicles, produced by ABB in 1988. The vehicles reach

378-644: The two different M1 branch lines. The M1B line is 14.0 kilometers (8.7 mi) long in total, and serves 13 stations. The trip between the termini stations, Yenikapı and Kirazlı, takes approximately 25 minutes. Daily, 168 trains run in each direction between the termini stations, with a peak-hour headway of 4 minutes. On the M1B line, eight stations are built underground and five are ground-level stations. The stations are so structured that eight of them have island platforms and four stations have side platforms . The connection station at Otogar in Esenler has two island platforms, which enable traffic on three tracks by

399-480: Was closed in 1969. Istanbul desperately needed a rapid transit rail system to help transport its large population. The first segment of the M1 line began service on September 3, 1989, between Aksaray and Kocatepe . On December 18, 1989, the line was extended to Esenler , but at that time the Otogar (Intercity Bus Station) was omitted. The Otogar station, and the segment between Otogar and Zeytinburnu stations on

420-476: Was completed in early 11 January 1999 and the first rolling stock were lowered into the tunnels. On 25 March 1999 the first test runs began and the line entered service on 16 September 2000 between Taksim and Levent. "4. Levent" was opened one month later on 24 October 2000. On 15 October 2021, it was announced that İBB 's free Wi-Fi service had started on rolling stock serving on the line. In addition, 384 USB charging ports were installed in 192 trains serving on

441-484: Was inaugurated on November 9, 2014, allowing connections with the M2 line and Marmaray commuter rail service, as well as İDO seabus service. Using the M2 and Marmaray, passenger may travel north of the Golden Horn to Taksim , Mecidiyeköy , Levent and Maslak as well as across the Bosphorus to Üsküdar and Kadıköy . İDO seabuses offer service to coastal districts of Istanbul as well as other cities and towns on

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