M7 (Istanbul Metro)

The M7, officially referred to as the M7 Kabataş–Mahmutbey metro line (Turkish: M7 Kabataş–Mahmutbey metro hattı) is a rapid transit line of the İstanbul Metro system on the European part of Istanbul, Turkey.

M7 Kabataş–Mahmutbey
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Istanbul Metro
Status	Under construction
Locale	Istanbul, Turkey
Termini	Kabataş Mahmutbey
Stations	19
Services	1
Line number	M7
Operation
Opened	Fall 2020
Owner	Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Operator(s)	Metro Istanbul A.Ş.
Depot(s)	Tekstilkent
Rolling stock	300 Hyundai Rotem[1]
Technical
Line length	24.5[2] km (15.2 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	1,500 V DC Overhead line
Route map Kabataş Beşiktaş Darphane Fulya Şişli—Mecidiyeköy Çağlayan Kağıthane Nurtepe Alibeyköy Yeşilpınar Veysel Karani Akşemsettin Kazım Karabekir Yenimahalle Karadeniz Mahallesi Tekstilkent Tekstilkent Depot Yüzyıl Göztepe Mahmutbey

Currently, it is under construction. On December 20, 2013, the line was commissioned to Kalyon Group for construction.[3] The groundbreaking ceremony was held on February 9, 2014. The line will be 24.5-kilometre (15.2 mi) long with 19 stations, and is expected to go into service in 2020.[4]

The M7-line will connect eight districts of Istanbul Province, namely Beyoğlu, Beşiktaş, Şişli, Kağıthane, Eyüp, Gaziosmanpaşa, Esenler and Bağcılar. It is projected that 300 cars of driverless metro trains will transport about one million riders daily. The total travel time will be 31.5 minutes between the end stations. The line will cost ₺ 3.7 billion (approx. US$ 1 billion).[5]

Stations

• Kabataş (transfer to: T1, F1, İDO)
• Beşiktaş
• Darphane
• Fulya
• Mecidiyeköy (transfer to: Metrobüs, M2)
• Çağlayan
• Kağıthane
• Nurtepe
• Alibeyköy
• Yeşilpınar
• Veysel Karani
• Akşemsettin
• Kazım Karabekir
• Yenimahalle
• Karadeniz Mahallesi (transfer to: T4)
• Tekstilkent
• Yüzyıl
• Göztepe
• Mahmutbey (transfer to: M3)

See also

• Public transport in Istanbul
• Istanbul Metro
• Istanbul modern tramways
• Istanbul nostalgic tramways

References

1. Istanbul metro Line M7 trains ordered. Railwaygazette.com. Retrieved on 2016-06-09.
2. İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi. Ibb.gov.tr. Retrieved on 2015-12-21.
3. "İstanbul'a yeni metro". NTV MSNBC (in Turkish). December 20, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
4. https://t24.com.tr/video/imamoglu-kabatas-mahmutbey-metro-hattinda-incelemelerde-bulundu-onceligimiz-guvenlik,20673
5. Çapa, Ezgi (February 9, 2017). "İstanbul için tarihi an... Bugün birleşti, bittiğinde 30 dakika sürecek". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved February 9, 2017.