M1A Yenikapi-Ataturk Airport Metro Line

Stations

M1A Yenikapı - Ataturk Airport is the first rail system operation of Metro Istanbul. The line, which constitutes the first part of M1 operation, starts from Yenikapı integration zone, passes through Bayrampasa region and reaches to Otogar Station. Following the direction of Merter, passing through Zeytinburnu and extending to Ataturk Airport, M1A Line connects the Surici region to the bakırkoy.

Commissioning Dates

• 1st Stage Aksaray - Kartaltepe: 03.09.1989
• 2nd Stage Kartaltepe - Zeytinburnu: 31.01.1994
• 2nd Stage Zeytinburnu - Bakirkoy: 07.03.1994
• 3rd Stage Bakirkoy - Atakoy: 26.07.1995
• 3rd Stage Atakoy - Yenibosna: 25.08.1995
• 3rd Stage Bahcelievler Station: 15.01.1999
• 3rd Stage DTM-Istanbul Fair Centre and Ataturk Airport: 20.12.2002
• 4th Stage Completion of Otogar - Kirazli Extension and Commissioning of M1B Aksaray- Kirazli Operation: 14.06.2013
• 4th Stage Commissioning of Yenikapi Station: 09.11.2014

Operational Information

• Line Length: 26, 8 Km. (Total km data of the system between Yenikapi-Otogar-Ataturk Airport and Otogar-Kirazli)
• Number of Stations: 13
• Number of Vehicles: 105
• Duration: 25 Min.
• Operating Hours: 06.00 - 00.00
• Number of Daily Passengers: 400,000 Passengers
• Number of Daily Journeys: Yenikapi - Kirazli 168 Journeys / One Way
• Journey Frequency: 4 Min. (In Peak Hour)

Station Structures

There are 18 stations on Yenikapi - Ataturk Airport Line, where M1A operation is carried out. M1B Yenikapi - Kirazli operation is jointly established between Yenikapi Station and Otogar Station.

All stations have indoor seating areas and there is a total of 61 escalators and 45 elevators.

Tunnel / Underground Stations (7 Stations): Yenikapi, Aksaray, Emniyet - Fatih, Topkapi - Ulubatli, Bakirkoy - Incirli, Bahcelievler, Ataturk Airport,

Viaduct Stations (3 Stations): Davutpasa, Merter, and DTM - Istanbul Fair Centre

Underground Stations (8 Stations): Bayrampasa - Maltepe, Sagmalcilar, Kartaltepe - Kocatepe, Otogar, Terazidere, Zeytinburnu, Atakoy - Sirinevler, and Yenibosna

Integration

• To M1B Yenikapi-Kirazlı Metro Line M2 Yenikapi - Haciosman Metro Line, T6 Sirkeci-Kazlicesme Tram Line and Marmaray from Yenikapi Station,
• At İncirli Station, passengers can transfer to the M3 Bakırköy Sahil-Kayaşehir Central Metro Line and the Metrobus Line
• To BRT (Metrobus) from Merter, Zeytinburnu, Bahcelievler and Atakoy - Sirinevler stations,
• To T1 Kabatas-Bagcilar Tram Line from Aksaray and Zeytinburnu stations, transfers to the relevant modes can be made from the above mentioned stations.