Yenikapı Ferry Terminal

The Yenikapı Ferry Terminal (Turkish: Yenikapı Feribot Terminali) or Yenikapı Pier (Turkish: Yenikapı İskelesi) is a ferry terminal in Fatih, Istanbul, located along Kennedy Avenue on the Marmara Sea. It is used by İDO as a hub and is the largest ferry terminal in Istanbul. İDO operates several ferry routes from Yenikapı to destinations within Istanbul as well as across the Marmara Sea.[2]

Yenikapı Terminal
General information
LocationKennedy Cd., Nişanca Mah., 34130
Fatih/Istanbul
Turkey
Coordinates41.0020°N 28.9564°E / 41.0020; 28.9564
Operated byİDO
Line(s)Yenikapı-Bandırma
Yenikapı-Bursa
Yenikapı-Yalova
Kadıköy-Armutlu-Bursa
Kadıköy-Bursa
Bostancı-Avşa
Bostancı-Esenköy
Bostancı-Bakırköy
ConnectionsIstanbul Metro
Line M1 Line M1 Line M2 at Yenikapı
Rail transport TCDD Taşımacılık
Marmaray at Yenikapı
Bus interchange İETT Bus:[1] 71AT, 72YT, 81, BN1, BN2, BN3, YH-1, YT-1
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
Opened1989
Services
Preceding station İDO Following station
Bandırma
Terminus
Yenikapı-Bandırma
(Fast Ferry)
Terminus
Bursa
Terminus
Yenikapı-Bursa
(Fast Ferry)
Armutlu T.K.
towards Bursa
Kadıköy-Armutlu-Bursa Kadıköy
Terminus
Bursa
Terminus
Kadıköy-Bursa
Marmara
towards Avşa
Bostancı-Avşa Bostancı
Terminus
Avcılar
towards Avşa
Bostancı-Avşa
(Summers only)
Çınarcık
towards Esenköy
Bostancı-Esenköy
Bakırköy
Terminus
Bostancı-Bakırköy Kadıköy
towards Bostancı
Terminus Yenikapı-Yalova
(Fast Ferry)
Yalova
Terminus
Location
Yenikapı Terminal is located in Istanbul
Yenikapı Terminal
Yenikapı Terminal
Location within Istanbul

The terminal opened in 1989, when İDO began operating ferry service within Istanbul, and was expanded in the mid-2000s.[3] The terminal is located in south-central Fatih, within the Nişanca neighborhood, on the city's historic peninsula. Connections to the Istanbul Metro and Marmaray commuter rail service is available at the Yenikapı Transfer Center, which opened in 2013.

Overview

The terminal is located near the ancient site of the Harbour of Eleutherios, one of the main ports of Constantinople. Adjacent to the terminal, on the west side, is Yenikapı Square; a 673,000 m2 (7,240,000 sq ft) artificial park used for political rallies. On the east side of the terminal is the western/European portal of the trans-Bosporus Eurasia Tunnel to Kadıköy.

The terminal itself consists of a main terminal building, a small square with cafes and shops, two parking lots, and a total of 10 ferry slips, four of them for car ferries. The terminal building contains ticket booths, waiting areas and a TAV Primeclass lounge along with cafes and rent-a-car service.

The total area of the Yenikapı Terminal spans around 50,127 m2 (539,560 sq ft).

Services

İDO operates eight ferry routes to a total of 13 destinations, three of them in Istanbul. Of these eight routes, three of them are fast-ferry routes, where passenger may bring their automobiles with them. Connection to TCDD Taşımacılık intercity rail service is available in Bandırma, offering a connection from Istanbul to İzmir. Before the opening of the Osman Gazi Bridge, some intercity bus operates used the ferry from Bandırma to Yenikapı on their İzmir to Istanbul service.

References

  1. "Yenikapı Sahil - Duraktan Geçen Hatlar" (in Turkish). Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  2. "2017 Sonbahar Tarifesi". ido.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  3. "Geçmişten Günümüze İDO". ido.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 12 December 2017.
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