M6 (Istanbul Metro)
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| Overview | |||
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| Owner | Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality | ||
| Locale | Istanbul | ||
| Transit type | Light metro | ||
| Number of lines | 1 | ||
| Number of stations | 4 | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | April 19, 2015 | ||
| Operator(s) | İstanbul Ulaşım AŞ | ||
| Headway | 4 minutes | ||
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| System length | 3.3 km (2.1 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
| Top speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) | ||
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M6, officially referred to as M6 Levent – Hisarüstü Line, and also known as the Mini-Metro or the Levent–Hisarüstü Shuttle, is a light metro line of the Istanbul Metro. It opened to service on April 19, 2015. The line is the shortest of the Istanbul Metro system with only four stations.
Overview
The project was a cooperation between Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and the Ministry of Transport, Maritime and Communication. The metro tunnel is a single tube, which is constructed 25 metres (82 ft) underground by New Austrian Tunnelling method (NATM).[1]
The 3.3-kilometre-long (2.1 mi) line with four stations connects to the M2 Yenikapı–Hacıosman metro line at Levent station. In terms of passenger capacity, 8,100 passengers can be transported hourly with two 4-car trains (which can be increased to three trains), running with a top speed of 80 km/h (50 mph) speed with 4–minute headways. The travel time between the termini stations is 6 minutes.[1][2][3]
It was initially planned to go into public service on October 29, 2014, on the Republic Day, but the metro line ultimately opened on April 19, 2015.
The construction of a funicular line is under consideration to connect the Hisarüstü-end station with the shoreline of the Bosphorus in the Aşiyan neighborhood.[4]
Stations
- Levent (transfer to: M2)
- Nispetiye
- Etiler
- Boğaziçi Üniversitesi/Hisarüstü
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tekten, Erhan (2014-01-24). "Mini metro Taksim'e bağlanıyor". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ↑ "Mini metro, metroya bağlanıyor". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2014-01-24. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ↑ Aksu, Fatma (2015-04-17). "Topbaş: Mini metro Pazar günü açılıyor". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2015-04-19.
- ↑ "Tünel açma çalışmaları başlayan metro hattı 3250 metre olacak. Tek tünelli metro hattı, yüzeyden 25 metre derinlikte oluşturulacak." (in Turkish). Akatlar. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
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