M11 (Istanbul Metro)
Line M11, officially referred to as the M11 Gayrettepe–Istanbul Airport–Halkalı Metro Line (Turkish: Gayrettepe-İstanbul Havalimanı-Halkalı Metro Hattı), is a line of the Istanbul Metro. As of January 2023, it is operational between Kağıthane and Istanbul Airport.[2][3] The line is currently 34km length, making it the longest line in the Istanbul Metro.
M11 Gayrettepe–Istanbul Airport–Halkalı | |
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Overview | |
Status | Operating Kağıthane - Kargo Terminali Under Construction Kağıthane - Gayrettepe Kargo Terminali - Halkalı Terminal 2 Station |
Owner | Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure |
Line number | M11 |
Locale | Istanbul, Turkey |
Termini |
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Stations | 16 |
Service | |
Type | Rapid transit |
System | Istanbul Metro |
Services | 1 |
Operator(s) | TCDD Taşımacılık |
Depot(s) | Taşoluk |
Rolling stock | 176 CRRC Zhuzhou[1] |
History | |
Opened | 22 January 2023 (Kağıthane - Istanbul Airport)
19 December 2023 (Gayrettepe - Kağıthane) Early 2024 (Halkalı - Istanbul Airport) |
Technical | |
Line length | 69 km (43 mi) |
Number of tracks | 2 |
Character | Airport express |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Loading gauge | UIC standard gauge |
Minimum radius | 200 metres (660 ft) |
Electrification | 1,500 V DC Overhead line |
Operating speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) |
The purpose of this line is to provide direct and quick access from Istanbul Airport in Arnavutköy to Levent, Istanbul's main commercial center and to Halkalı, one of the city's most important train stations. Unlike other metro lines, the M11 will be a limited stop service, meaning that stations will be spaced further apart. This is most noticeable towards the line's southern ends, where the M11 will only have seven stations within Istanbul's urban area: Halkalı, Tema Park, Olimpiyat, Kayaşehir and Fenertepe in the west and Gayrettepe and Kâğıthane in the east.
It will have two legs, one from Gayrettepe to Istanbul Airport line and the second from Halkalı to Istanbul Airport line. The first leg of the rapid transit line will be 37.5 km (23.3 mi) long with nine stations. The second leg of the line will be 31.5 km (19.6 mi) long with seven stations, in a total of 69 km (43 mi) with sixteen stations. When fully completed, the M11 will be one of the longest continuous subway tunnels in the world. The travel time between the end stations will be 60 minutes at a maximum speed of 120 km/h (75 mph).[4] The line will run through six districts of Istanbul, Şişli, Kağıthane, Eyüpsultan, Arnavutköy, Başakşehir and Küçükçekmece. It is expected that the line will carry annually around 94 million passengers. The M11 line will connect to other rapid transit lines: Marmaray, M1, M2, M3, M7 (twice), M9 and at the airport to the high-speed train line.[5]
The investment budget of the construction is € 999.8 million. The Turkish construction consortium Kolin-Şenbay won the tender for the building of the metro line in December 2016. The line was not scheduled to be completed before the airport's official October 29, 2018 airport opening.[4]
Stations
The M11 has sixteen stations. Out of these sixteen, only seven are within the Istanbul metropol area.
No | Station | District | Transfer | Type | Notes |
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1 | Gayrettepe | Şişli & Beşiktaş | (Gayrettepe)・ (Zincirlikuyu)
İETT Bus: 25G, 27E, 27SE, 27T, 29, 29A, 29C, 29D, 29İ, 29P, 29Ş, 30A, 30M, 36L, 40B, 41AT, 41E, 42, 42M, 42Z, 43R, 49Z, 58A, 58N, 58S, 58UL, 59A, 59B, 59CH, 59K, 59N, 59R, 59S, 59UÇ, 62, 62G, 63, 64Ç, 65G, 121A, 121B, 121BS, 122B, 122C, 122D, 122Y, 251, 252, 256, 500A, 522, 522B, 522ST, 599C, 622, DT1, DT2, U1, U2 |
Underground | Zincirlikuyu Cemetery・Büyükdere Avenue・Zorlu Center・ Zincirlikuyu İETT Platforms |
↑↑ U1 Under Construction ↑↑ | |||||
2 | Kâğıthane | Kâğıthane | (Kâğıthane)・(Kâğıthane)
İETT Bus: 39Ç, 41ST, 41Y, 44B, 46Ç, 46T, 48, 48H, 48N, 48T, 50D, 62, 63, 64Ç, 65A, 65G, 399B, TM3 |
Underground | Kağıthane Creek・Kağıthane İETT Platforms |
3 | Hasdal | Eyüpsultan | İETT Bus: 48, 48A, 48E, 48F, 48Y, 50G, H-2 | D.020・(New) Istanbul University (Çapa) Medical Faculty Hospital・Hasdal Barracks | |
4 | Kemerburgaz | İETT Bus: 48, 48A, 48C, 48D, 48E, 48G, 48K, 48KA, 48L, 48P, 48R, 48Y, 50G | Kasımpaşa SK Kemerburgaz Facilities・Kemerburgaz City Forest・Consulate General of Turkmenistan | ||
5 | Göktürk | İETT Bus: 48, 48A, 48C, 48D, 48E, 48G, 48K, 48KA, 48L, 48P, 48Y, 50G | Istanbul Regional Directorate of Forestry Göktürk Nursery | ||
6 | İhsaniye | İETT Bus: 48F, 48KA, 48M, 48P | İBB Biomethanization Facility | ||
7 | Arnavutköy | (İstanbul Airport)・ (İstanbul Airport High Speed Train Terminal)
İETT Bus: H-1, H-2, H-3, H-6, H-7, H-8, H-9 |
Station Not Operation - Passing | ||
8 | İstanbul Havalimanı (Airport) | Istanbul Airport・Ali Kuşçu Mosque | |||
9 | Kargo Terminali(Cargo Terminal) | Istanbul Airport・THY Cargo IGA Facilities | |||
↓↓ U2
Under Construction ↓↓ | |||||
10 | Taşoluk | Arnavutköy | İETT Bus: 36AS, 36D, 36HT, 36YS, 336A, 336G, 336H, 336T, H-6 | Underground | Depot・Ministry of Forestry Plantation Site |
11 | Arnavutköy | İETT Bus: 36AS, 36AY, 36B, 36CB, 36D, 36HT, 36TC, 36Y, 36YS, 48KA, 48M, 336, 336A, 336G, 336H, 336K, 336M, 336MC, 336T, ARN1, H-6, MK22 | Arnavutköy State Hospital・Arnavutköy City Park・Arnavutköy İETT Platforms | ||
12 | Fenertepe | Başakşehir | İETT Bus: 36B, 36CB, 36F, 36HT, 36TC, 36Y, 78B, 78C, 78E, 78F, 78FB, 78G, 78H, 78ZB, 78Ş, 79C, 79F, 79FY, 79GE, 79KM, 79KT, 79M, 98, 98KM, 146BA, 146F, 146K, 336, 336A, 336G, 336H, 336K, 336M, 336MC, 336T, H-6, MK31 | İbn Haldun University Main Campus・Fenertepe İETT Platforms | |
13 | Kayaşehir Merkez | (Kayaşehir Merkez)
İETT Bus: 36F, 78E, 78F, 79F, 79FY, 79GE, 79KM, 79KT, 79M, 146BA, 146F, MK1, MK22 |
Başaksehir National Garden | ||
14 | Olimpiyat | (Olimpiyat)
İETT Bus: 36AS, 36AY, 36F, 76A, 79FY, 79K, 79Ş, 142E, 144M, 146A, 146T, HS1, MK2, MK11, MK12, MK13, MK14, MK15, MK16 |
Atatürk Olympic Stadium・Olimpiyatköy İETT Platforms | ||
15 | Halkalı Stadı | Küçükçekmece | (Tema Park)
İETT Bus: 76V, 78G, 78Ş, 89A, 89K, 98S, 141M, 89YB, HT1, HT2, KÇ2, MK31, MR40, MR50, MR51 |
İBB Halkalı Football Stadium Sports Facilities・İstanbul Tema Hospital | |
16 | Halkalı | (Halkalı)・ (Halkalı)
İETT Bus: 79Y, 89A, 143, BN1, H-3, MR40, MR42, MR50, MR51 |
TCDD Lodgings・Halkalı Customs Directorate・Halkalı Marmaray İETT Platforms |
References
- "Istanbul airport metro train contract awarded". Railway Gazette International. April 28, 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
- "İstanbul Havalimanı Metrosu açılıyor: 'Raylı sistemlerle entegre olacak'". BBC Türkçe. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- "İstanbul Airport metro opens". Rail Turkey. 2023-01-18. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
- "3. Havalimanı'na Metroyu Şenbay ve Kolin götürecek". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). 2016-12-03. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
- "3. Havalimanı metro hattında ihale yapıldı". Habertürk (in Turkish). 2016-05-20. Retrieved 2017-08-14.