M5 (Istanbul Metro)

M5 Üsküdar–Çekmeköy
Overview
Type Rapid Transit
System İstanbul Metro
Status Under construction
Locale İstanbul, Turkey
Termini Üsküdar
Çekmeköy
Stations 16
Services 1
Operation
Operator(s) İstanbul Ulaşım AŞ
Depot(s) Dudullu
Rolling stock 126 Mitsubishi[1]
Technical
Line length 20[2] km (12 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
Operating speed 80 km/h (50 mph)
Route number M5
Route map

M5 Üsküdar–Çekmeköy metro line (Turkish: M5 Üsküdar–Çekmeköy metro hattı), is a rapid transit line of İstanbul Metro system, currently under construction in İstanbul, Turkey. It will be the second rapid transit line on the Asian side of İstanbul, the other partly in service since August 2012, the M4 Kadıköy – Kaynarca.[3]

Overview

The construction of the 16.9 km (10.5 mi) long line in the west-east direction with 16 stations between Üsküdar and Çekmeköy, and its connection line to the depot with 3 km (1.9 mi) length began on 20 March 2012. Projected to cost about €564 million, the line is built by the Doğuş Construction Group and was expected to open in May 2015, however the expected opening day has been revised to 20 September 2016. However, the metro did not open then. According to news in turkish TV in November 2016 half of the M5 line (Üsküdar - Ümraniye) will open in January 2017, with driverless trains.

Earlier plans [3][4] to extend M5 to Sabiha Gökçen International Airport in the future has been cancelled, now it's instead M4 which is planned to be extended to this airport.

Stations

The new metro line M5 covers the eastern suburbs on the Asian side of Istanbul; today they are served only by public buses.

Station list of the Üsküdar–Çekmeköy metro line
List of stations

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.rayhaber.com/2014/istanbul-b-b-126-adet-metro-araci-alimi-ihalesini-kazanan-mitsubishi-firmasi-sozlesme-icin-davet-edildi/
  2. ↑ İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi. Ibb.gov.tr. Retrieved on 2015-11-18.
  3. 1 2 "I-8- Üsküdar-Ümraniye–Çekmeköy Metrosu İnşaat ve Elektromekanik İşleri" (in Turkish). İBB. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
  4. ↑ "Istanbul awards Asian metro contract". Railway Gazette International. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 2012-08-20.

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