M2 Yenikapi-Seyrantepe-Haciosman Metro Line

Stations

Passengers going to Seyrantepe direction are required to transfer from Sanayi Mahallesi Station.

The first stage of the line, which was started to be built in 1992 to provide service between Yenikapi and Haciosman, was commissioned on September 16th, 2000. M2 line currently carries an average of 500,000 passengers per day. It also has the branch line to Seyrantepe district from Sanayi Mahallesi Station which is located on the main line.

Commissioning Dates

• Ground-breaking: 19.08.1992
• Merger of Taksim - Sisli Tunnels: 12.06.1994
• Merger of Sisli - 4. Levent Tunnels: 8.07.1994
• Merger of Taksim - Sisli and 4. Levent Tunnels: 30.04.1995
• Launching of the vehicles to the tunnel: 11.01.1999
• Commencing of test drives: 25.03.1999
• Commissioning of 1st stage between Taksim and Levent: 16.09.2000
• Commissioning of 1st stage between Levent and 4. Levent: 31.10.2000
• Commissioning of 2nd stage between Taksim - Sishane and 4. Levent - Ataturk Oto Sanayi Section: 30.01.2009
• Commissioning of 2nd stage at Darussafaka Station: 02.09.2010
• Commissioning of 2nd stage at Seyrantepe Station: 11.11.2010
• Commissioning of 2nd stage at Haciosman Station: 09.07.2011
• Commissioning of 3rd stage Yenikapı Extension: 15.02.2014
• Commissioning of 3rd stage at Vezneciler - Istanbul University Station: 16.03.2014

Operational Data

• Line Length: 23,49 Km.
• Number of Stations: 16
• Number of Cars: 192
• Journey Duration: 32 minutes in one way
• Operational Hours: 06.00 - 00.00
• Daily Ridership: 500.000 Passengers
• Number of Daily Journeys: 219 Journeys/One Way
• Journey Frequency: Yenikapi - Haciosman 3 min. 55 sec. (8 Car Operation during weekdays and Saturdays) 
• Journey Frequency: Sanayi Mahallesi - Seyrantepe 8,5 min. (all day) 
• Total Number of Journeys: 694

Station Structures

Halic Station is over the Halic Metro Bridge. All of the remaining stations are built as tunnel/underground station.

Integration

• At Yenikapi Station, you can change for M1A  Yenikapi-Ataturk Airport Metro Line, M1B Yenikapi-Kirazli Metro Line, T6 Sirkeci-Kazlicesme Tram Line and Marmaray,
• At Vezneciler - Istanbul University Station, you can change for T1 Kabatas - Bagcilar Tram Line
• At Haliç Station, you can transfer to the T5 Eminönü-Alibeyköy tram line.
• At Şişli-Mecidiyeköy Station, you can transfer to the M7 Yıldız-Mahmutbey metro line.
• At Sishane Station, you can change for T2 Istiklal Caddesi Tram Line and F2 Karakoy - Beyoglu Historical Tunnel Line,
• At Taksim Station, you can change for T2 Istiklal Caddesi Tram Line and F1 Taksim-Kabatas Funicular Line,
• At Sisli - Mecidiyekoy and Gayrettepe stations, you can change for Metrobus (BRT) line,
• At Gayrettepe Station, you can change for M11 Gayrettepe - Istanbul Airport Metro Line,
• At Levent Station, you can change for M6 Levent-Bogaziçi Ü./Hisarüstü Metro Line,
• At Sanayi Mahallesi Station (without leaving the system, passing to a separate platform area), you can change to Seyrantepe Shuttle Extension.