Aksaray (Istanbul Metro)

Aksaray
Istanbul Metro rapid transit station
Owned by	Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Line(s)	M1A, M1B
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	3 September 1989[1]

Aksaray is a rapid transit station on the M1 line of the Istanbul Metro. It is located in central Fatih under Adnan Menderes Boulevard near Aksaray square. Aksaray was opened on 3 September 1989 as part of the first rapid transit line in Istanbul and Turkey. Between 1989 and 2014, Aksaray was the eastern terminus of the M1. On 9 November 2014, the M1 was extended 0.8 kilometres (0.50 mi) south to Yenikapı Transfer Center where connections to the M1 line and Marmaray as well as İDO seabus service are available. From Aksaray connection to the T1 tram line is available via a short walk to Yusufpaşa station. Connections to İETT bus service are also available.

Layout

	Westbound	← toward Atatürk Havalimanı (Emniyet—Fatih) ← toward Kirazlı (Emniyet—Fatih)
	Island platform
	Eastbound	toward Yenikapı (Terminus) → toward Yenikapı (Terminus) →

References

Istanbul Metro stations M1 Yenikapı Aksaray Emniyet—Fatih Topkapı—Ulubatlı Bayrampaşa—Maltepe Sağmalcılar Kartaltepe—Kocatepe Otogar Terazidere Davutpaşa—Y.T.Ü. Merter Zeytinburnu Bakırköy Bahçelievler Ataköy—Şirinevler Yenibosna D.T.M.—İstanbul Fuar Merkezi Atatürk Havalimanı Esenler Menderes Üçyüzlü Bağcılar Meydan Kirazlı M2 Yenikapı Vezneciler Haliç Şişhane Taksim Osmanbey Şişli—Mecidiyeköy Gayrettepe Levent 4. Levent Sanayi İ.T.Ü.—Ayazağa Atatürk Oto Sanayi Darüşşafaka Hacıosman Seyrantepe M3 Kirazlı Yenimahalle Mahmutbey İSTOÇ İkitelli Sanayi Turgut Özal Siteler Başak Konutları MetroKent Ziya Gökalp Mahallesi Olimpiyat Parkı M4 Kadıköy Ayrılık Çeşmesi Acıbadem Ünalan Göztepe Yenisahra Kozyatağı Bostancı Küçükyalı Maltepe Huzurevi Gülsuyu Esenkent Hastane Adliye Soğanlık Kartal M6 Levent Nispetiye Etiler Boğaziçi Üniversitesi