M11 (Istanbul Metro)

M11 Gayrettepe–Istanbul New Airport
The northern terminus of the line, the Istanbul New Airport.
Overview
Type Rapid transit
System Istanbul Metro
Status Under construction
Locale Istanbul, Turkey
Termini Gayrettepe
Istanbul New Airport
Stations 9
Services 1
Line number M11
Operation
Opened 2019 (2019)
Owner Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Operator(s) Metro Istanbul A.Ş.
Technical
Line length 37.2 km (23.1 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 120 km/h (75 mph)

Line M11, officially referred to as the M11 Gayrettepe–Istanbul New Airport Line (Turkish: Gayrettepe-İstanbul Yeni Havaalanı Metro Hattı), is a rapid transit line of the Istanbul Metro, currently under construction in Istanbul, Turkey.

The purpose of this line is to provide direct and quick access from the Istanbul New Airport in Arnavutköy to Levent, Istanbul's main commercial center. Unlike other metro lines, the M11 will be a limited stop service, meaning that stations will be spaced further apart. This is most noticeable towards the line's southeastern end, where the M11 will only have only two stations within Istanbul's urban area; Gayrettepe and Kağıthane.

It consists of two lines, the Gayrettepe–Istanbul New Airport line and the Halkalı–Istanbul New Airport line. The first leg of the rapid transit line will be 37.2 km (23.1 mi) long with nine stations. The travel time between the end stations will be 30 minutes at a maximum speed of 120 km/h (75 mph).[1] The line will run through three districts of Istanbul, namely Şişli, Eyüp and Arnavutköy. It is expected that both lines will carry annually around 94 million riders. The M11 line will connect to other rapid transit lines at Gayrettepe station to M2 Yenikapı–Hacıosman and at the airport to the high-speed train line.[2]

The investment budget of the construction is € 999.8 million. The Turkish construction consortium Kolin-Şenbay won the tender for the building of the metro line in December 2016. The line will not be completed before the official October 29, 2018 airport opening.[1]

Stations

The M11 has a total of nine stations. Out of these nine, only two are within the Istanbul's urban area.

M11 Gayrettepe-Istanbul New Airport
Station District Opened Connections
Gayrettepe Şişli 2019 Metro interchange Istanbul Metro: M2
Metrobus: 34, 34BZ, 34G, 34AS, 34A, 34Z
Bus interchange İETT Bus: 25G, 27E, 27SE, 29, 29A, 29C; 29D, 29İ, 29P, 36L, 40B, 41E, 42, 42M, 42Z, 43R, 49Z, 58A, 58N, 58S, 58UL, 62, 62G, 63, 121BS, 125, 559C, D2, U1
Kağıthane Kağıthane 2019 Metro interchange Istanbul Metro: M7
Bus interchange İETT Bus: 62, 63, 65A, 65G
Kemerburgaz Eyüp 2019
Göktürk 2019
Işıklar Otogar 2019
İhsaniye 2019
New Airport Terminal 3 Arnavutköy 2019 Bus interchange İETT Bus: N/A
New Airport Terminal 2 2019 Bus interchange İETT Bus: N/A
New Airport Terminal 1 2019 Mainline rail interchange TCDD Taşımacılık: Yüksek Hızlı Tren
Bus interchange İETT Bus: N/A

References

  1. 1 2 "3. Havalimanı'na Metroyu Şenbay ve Kolin götürecek". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). 2016-12-03. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
  2. ↑ "3. Havalimanı metro hattında ihale yapıldı". Habertürk (in Turkish). 2016-05-20. Retrieved 2017-08-14.

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