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A northbound train at Levent station. |
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| Overview | |
| Type | Rapid Transit |
| System | İstanbul Metro |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | İstanbul, Turkey |
| Termini | Hacıosman Şişhane |
| Stations | 12 |
| Services | 1 (Branch to Seyrantepe) |
| Daily ridership | 170,000 (2010)[1] |
| Operation | |
| Opened | September 16, 2000 |
| Operator(s) | İstanbul Ulaşım A.Ş. |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 20 km (12 mi) |
| No. of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Standard gauge |
The M2 is a rapid transit service of the İstanbul Metro. It is colored green on station signs but colored blue on the official map. It runs underneath the north-south Büyükdere Avenue. The M2 starts at Hacıosman near Sarıyer and ends at Şişhane in Beyoğlu. There is a shuttle which services a branch from Sanayi Mahllesi to Seyrantepe, where the Türk Telekom Arena is. The M2 operates from 6:00am to 12:00am everyday.
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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 it's southern terminus, Şişhane.
Future plans are to extend the M2 on a bridge across the Golden Horn into historical Constantinople -which is under construction-, to Yenikapı, where it would connect with the B1 and M1.
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