Kâzım Karabekir is an underground station on the M7 line of the Istanbul Metro.[1][2] It is located at the intersection of Abdi İpekçi Street and Hekimsuyu Street in the Kâzım Karabekir neighbourhood of Gaziosmanpaşa. It was opened on 28 October 2020.[3]
Kâzım Karabekir  | |||||||||||
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| Istanbul Metro rapid transit station | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Kâzım Karabekir Neighbourhood, Abdi İpekçi Street / Hekimsuyu Street, 34225 Gaziosmanpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°05′06″N 28°54′35″E / 41.085°N 28.909722°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Istanbul Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  M7 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 Island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  İETT Bus: 36L, 36T, 47K, 38B, 38Z, 49, 49G, 88, 88A, HT5, MK49, MK53  Istanbul Minibus: Eyüpsultan - Gazi Mahallesi, Eyüpsultan - Cebeci Mahallesi, Otogar - Yunus Emre Mahallesi, Gazi Mahallesi - Topkapı | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 28 October 2020 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1,500 V DC Overhead line | ||||||||||
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The M7 line operates as fully automatic unattended train operation (UTO). The station consists of an island platform with two tracks. Since the M7 is an ATO line, protective gates on each side of the platform open only when a train is in the station.[4]
Station layout edit
| Z | Enter/Exit ↘↓ (1–2) |
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| B1 | Underpass ↘↓ | Enter/Exit ↓↙ (3–4) |
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| B2 | Underpass → | Ticket Hall↓ | ← Underpass | B1 | |
| B3 | Platform | Platform | Platform | B2 |
| Platform level | Westbound | ←  toward Mahmutbey (Yenimahalle)
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| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Eastbound | toward Mecidiyeköy (Yeşilpınar) →
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Operation information edit
As of 2021, total length of M7 line is 18 km. The line operates between 06.00 - 00.00 and travel frequency is 6 minutes at peak hour.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "Yıldız-Mahmutbey Metro Hattı". www.metro.istanbul (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "Istanbul Metro Map" (PDF). Metro Istanbul. 2023-08-01. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "Mecidiyeköy-Mahmutbey metrosu 28 Ekim'de açılıyor". Sözcü (in Turkish). 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "M7 MECİDİYEKÖY – MAHMUTBEY METRO HATTI 19 MAYIS'TA AÇILIYOR". uym.ibb.gov.tr (in Turkish). 2020-02-18. Retrieved 2024-02-12.