Kirazlı (Istanbul Metro)

Kirazlı, or Kirazlı-Bağcılar, is an underground rapid transit complex of the Istanbul Metro and is serviced by lines M1B and M3.[2]

Kirazlı
Istanbul Metro
Istanbul Metro rapid transit complex
The M3 platform.
General information
Coordinates41°01′52″N 28°50′31″E / 41.0311°N 28.8419°E / 41.0311; 28.8419
Owned byIstanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Line(s)Line M1 M1B
Line M3 M3
Platforms1 island platform (M1B)
1 island platform (M3)
Tracks2 (M1B)
2 (M3)
ConnectionsBus interchange İETT Bus:[citation needed] 92K, 98K, HT10, HT13, MK42
Bus interchange Istanbul Minibus: Bakırköy Metro-Evren Mahallesi, Bakırköy-Barbaros, Bakırköy-İstoç
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
Opened14 June 2013; 10 years ago (2013-06-14)[1]
Electrified750 V DC Overhead line (M1B)
1,500 V DC Overhead line (M3)
Services
Preceding station Istanbul Metro Following station
Bağcılar Meydan
towards Yenikapı
M1b Line Terminus
Yenimahalle M3 Line Molla Gürani
Future services
Preceding station Istanbul Metro Following station
Bağcılar Meydan
towards Yenikapı
M1b Line Barbaros
towards Halkalı

Kirazlı opened on 14 June 2013 as the southern terminus of the M3 line and eastern terminus of the M1B line. Since the M3 is considered a "continuation" of the M1B, passengers can transfer between these two lines for free. Kirazlı is the only station that offers free transfer in Istanbul. The station was inaugurated with a large ceremony in which officials from the Istanbul Municipality and Istanbul Ulaşım took part.[citation needed]

On January 12, 2017, Lakhe Mashrapov, a man convicted of the 2017 Istanbul nightclub shooting was seen in the station and service to the station was suspended due to a search in an attempt to find him.[3]

Layout edit

M1 platform
Eastbound   toward Yenikapı (Bağcılar Meydan)
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
Eastbound   toward Yenikapı (Bağcılar Meydan)
M3 platform
Northbound   toward Kayaşehir Merkez (Yenimahalle)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound   toward Bakırköy Sahil (Molla Gürani)

References edit

  1. ^ "M1 Yenikapı-Havaalanı-Kirazlı". İstanbul Ulaşım A.Ş. (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  2. ^ "Istanbul Metro Map". Turkey Travel Planner. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  3. ^ Şafak, Yeni. "Istanbul police evacuate metro over Istanbul attacker tip-off". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2017-01-14.