M7 Yildiz-Mahmutbey Metro Line

Stations

M7 Yildiz-Mahmutbey Metro Line is commissioned as the first fully automatic driverless metro of the European side of Istanbul. Mecidiyekoy-Mahmutbey stage section is the first stage of the relevant line and will be providing services in between Kabatas and Esenyurt when it is completed and passes through Sisli, Kagithane, Eyupsultan, Gaziosmanpasa, Esenler and Bagcilar districts where approximately 3 million people live.

Fulya and Yıldız stations, located in the 2nd phase of the line, were commissioned on January 2nd, 2023, and their connection with Besiktas was established.

Commissioning Date

Stage 1 Mecidiyekoy-Mahmutbey: October 28, 2020
Stage 2 Yildiz-Mahmutbey: January 2, 2023

Operational Information

• Line Length: 20 km
• Number of Stations: 17
• Number of Vehicles: 80
• One Way Travel Time: 36 minutes
• Operating Hours: 06.00 - 00.00
• Travel Frequency (at opening): 6 minutes (at peak hour)
• Vehicle Passenger Capacity: 2.160 (1 set)
• Hourly Passenger Transport Capacity in One Direction: 70.000
• Number of Daily Trips: 176 Runs / One Way

Station Structures

There are 17 stations in M7 Yildiz-Mahmutbey Metro Line. Kagithane and Alibeyköy stations are located on a viaduct, while the other 15 stations are completely underground. 

The line is constructed by taking all the needs of our disabled citizens into account. The line has embossed floor guides, disabled toilets, 225 escalators, 108 elevators and has 1192 cameras for the safety of our passengers at all stations. In vehicles there is a practice called Induction Loop System which broadcasts at a frequency that only disabled individuals can hear through their hearing aids. In addition to all of these, all of the Platform Screen Door Systems (PAKS) used on the line are of domestic production. Thus, there is a % 50 cost reduction is achieved when these are compared with imported products.

Ranking of M7 Yildiz-Mahmutbey Metro Line in Europe and in the World

• It is ranked 9th in Europe and 21st in the world in line length,
• It is ranked 24th in the world in number of stations,
• It is ranked 7th in the world together with the length of M5 Metro Line in line length of the fully automated driverless metro train operations,
• It is ranked 1st in the world in instant transportation capacity with 2,160 passengers

Integration

• M2 Yenikapi-Haciosman Metro Line and BRT (Metrobus) operation at Mecidiyekoy Station,
• M11 Gayrettepe-Istanbul Airport Metro Line at Kagithane Station,
• T5 Eminonu-Alibeykoy Tram Line at Alibeykoy Station,
• T4 Topkapi-Mescid-i Selam Tram Line at Karadeniz Mahallesi Station,
• M3 Kirazli-Kayasehir Merkez Metro Line at Mahmutbey Station