M7 (Istanbul Metro)

M7 Kabataş–Mahmutbey
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	İstanbul Metro
Status	Under construction
Locale	İstanbul, Turkey
Termini	Kabataş Mahmutbey
Stations	18
Services	2
Line number	M7
Operation
Opened	2017
Owner	İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Operator(s)	İstanbul Ulaşım A.Ş.
Technical
Line length	24.5[1] km (15.2 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	1,500 V DC Overhead line
Route map Legend Line M7 Kabataş Beşiktaş Darphane Mecidiyeköy Çağlayan Kağıthane Nurtepe Alibeyköy Yeşilpınar Veysel Karani Akşemsettin Kazım Karabekir Yenimahalle Karadeniz Mahallesi Tekstilkent Yüzyıl Göztepe Mahmutbey

M7, officially referred to as the M7 Kabataş–Mahmutbey line (Turkish: M7 Kabataş–Mahmutbey metro hattı) is a rapid transit line of the İstanbul Metro system on the European part of Istanbul, Turkey.

Currently, it is under construction. On December 20, 2013, the line was commissioned to Kalyon Group for construction.^[2] The groundbreaking ceremony was held on February 9, 2014. The line will be 18-kilometre (11 mi) long with 15 stations, and is expected to go into service in 2017.^[3]

Stations

• Kabataş (transfer to: T1, F1, İDO)
• Beşiktaş
• Darphane
• Mecidiyeköy (transfer to: Metrobüs, M2)
• Çağlayan
• Kağıthane
• Nurtepe
• Alibeyköy
• Yeşilpınar
• Veysel Karani
• Akşemsettin
• Kazım Karabekir
• Yenimahalle
• Karadeniz Mahallesi (transfer to: T4)
• Tekstilkent
• Yüzyıl
• Göztepe
• Mahmutbey (transfer to: M3)

See also

• Public transport in Istanbul
• Istanbul Metro
• Istanbul modern tramways
• Istanbul nostalgic tramways

References

1. İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi. Ibb.gov.tr. Retrieved on 2015-12-21.
2. "İstanbul'a yeni metro". NTV MSNBC (in Turkish). December 20, 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
3. "Mecidiyeköy ile Mahmutbey, metro hattı ile birbirine bağlanıyor". Mynet Haber (in Turkish). February 9, 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-09.