Otogar is a rapid transit station on the M1 line of the Istanbul Metro.[2] It is located in southwestern Bayrampaşa in the center of the Esenler Bus Terminal.
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| Istanbul Metro rapid transit station | |||||||||||||||
 Otogar Station | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°02′20″N 28°53′40″E / 41.0389°N 28.8944°E | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |  M1A M1B | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platform | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Connections |  İETT Bus: 39O, 75O, 76O, 83O, 91O, 303B, İST-3 Istanbul Minibus: Gaziosmanpaşa-Otogar, Otogar-Edirnekapı, Topkapı-Otocenter, Topkapı-Otogar - İstoç, Otogar-Yunus Emre Mahallesi, Bakırköy-Otogar, Eyüpsultan-Otogar-Davutpaşa, Bahçelievler Metro-Oto Sanayi, Deprem Konutları-Otogar, İkitelli Organize Sanayi-Otogar, Kayaşehir-Otogar | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 31 January 1994[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 750 V DC Overhead line | ||||||||||||||
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Otogar was opened on 31 January 1994 as part of the M1's extension to Zeytinburnu. The station has three tracks with two island platforms and is one of only five stations in the metro system to have such a layout, the others being Yenikapı, Bostancı, Sanayi and Olimpiyat. West of Otogar the M1 splits into M1A and M1B service. M1A continues southwest on the original line to Istanbul Atatürk Airport, while the M1B branches off and heads west to Kirazlı, where connection to the M3 is available. Otogar is one of the busiest stations in Istanbul as it lies in the center of the main intercity and regional bus terminal of the city. Buses to many cities in Turkey as well as Europe depart from the Esenler terminal. Otogar station is referred to in English as Coach Station on maps and signs.
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Layout edit
| Track 2 | ←  toward Atatürk Havalimanı ←  toward Kirazlı
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Island platform, doors will open on the left 
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| Track 3 | toward Yenikapı → toward Yenikapı →
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| Island platform, currently unused
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| Track 1 | ||
References edit
- ^ M1 Yenikapı-Havaalanı-Kirazlı - İstanbul Ulaşım A.Ş.
- ^ "Istanbul Metro Map". Turkey Travel Planner. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
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