M4 (Istanbul Metro)

M4 Kadıköy–Tavşantepe
Yenisahra station
Overview
Type Rapid Transit
System Istanbul Metro
Status Operating
Locale Istanbul, Turkey
Termini Kadıköy station, Kadıköy
Tavşantepe station, Pendik
Stations 19 (4 stations are under construction)
Services 1
Daily ridership 134,524 (2013)
Operation
Opened 17 August 2012 (2012-08-17)
Owner İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Operator(s) Metro Istanbul A.Ş.
Depot(s) Maltepe
Rolling stock 144 CAF[1]
Technical
Line length 26.5 km (16.5 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 100 km/h (62 mph)
Route number M4
Route map

 Kadıköy Line T2 İDO Ferries in Istanbul
 Ayrılık Çeşmesi Marmaray
 Acıbadem
 Ünalan Metrobus (Istanbul)
 Göztepe
 Yenisahra
 Kozyatağı
 Bostancı
 Küçükyalı
Maltepe Yard
 Maltepe
 Huzurevi
 Gülsuyu
 Esenkent
 Hastane—Adliye
 Soğanlık
 Kartal
 Yakacık—Adnan Kahveci
 Pendik
 Tavşantepe
Hastane
 Şeyhli
 Kurtköy
 S. Gökçen Havalimanı Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
 Kaynarca Merkez
 Çamçeşme
 Kavakpınar
 Esenyalı
 İçmeler
 Tuzla Marmaray

Line M4, officially referred to as the M4 Kadıköy–Tavşantepe line (Turkish: M4 Kadıköy–Tavşantepe Metro Hattı), is a 26.5-kilometre (16.5 mi), 19-station[2] rapid transit line of the Istanbul Metro. Running between Kadıköy and Tavsantepe, it is currently the only rapid transit line operating on the Asian side of Istanbul. The M4 mostly runs under State road D100, parallel to the Istanbul-Ankara railway and is entirely underground.

The M4 opened on 17 August 2012[3] with a large ceremony in Kadıköy, in which Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan personally took part in. On 29 October 2013, with the opening of Marmaray rail service under the Bosphorus, Ayrılık Çeşmesi station was opened to allow passengers to transfer between lines.[4][5]On 10 October 2016, 3 new station added to the line (Yakacık Station, Pendik Station and Tavşantepe Station). [6]

History

A plan to build a subway line on the Asian side of İstanbul was approved in 2005. In 2008, a €751 million construction contract was awarded to a consortium of Astaldi, Makyol and Gülermak. The rolling stock was ordered from the Spanish company CAF.[7] In mid-2010, the construction of the tunnels was completed and the track laying started. The route has connections with TCDD's Marmaray system at Ayrılıkçeşmesi and the İstanbul Metrobus system at Ünalan. Scheduled opening date was December 2011 up to Kartal, however it was postponed due to signalization works.[8]

Stations

The M4 has a total of 19 stations in operation, with 4 more under construction.

M4 Kadıköy-Tavşantepe
Station District Opened Connections
Kadıköy Kadıköy 17 August 2012 ferry/water interchange Şehir Hatları
ferry/water interchange İDO
ferry/water interchange Turyol
Bus interchange İETT Bus: 1, 3, 3A, 3B, 8, 8A, 11D, 12A, 12H, 13, 13B, 14, 14A, 14C, 14D, 14DK, 14E, 14F, 14K, 14KS, 14R, 14S, 14ŞB, 14Y, 16, 16D, 16K, 16KH, 16Y, 17, 17L, 18K, 19, 19F, 19S, 21A, 21C, 21G, 21K, 21U, 110, 120M, 125, 130Ş, 222, 319, 500A, 500T
Bus interchange Havabüs
Ayrılık Çeşmesi 29 October 2013 Mainline rail interchange TCDD Taşımacılık: Marmaray
Bus interchange İETT Bus:
Acıbadem 17 August 2012 Bus interchange İETT Bus: 3A, 11T, 13M, 13Y, 14A, 14BK, 14DK, 15BK, 16A, 16B, 16C, 16F, 16KH, 16M, 16U, 16Y, 16Z, 17K, 18E, 18K, 18Y, 18Ü, 19, 19A, 19B, 19E, 19FK, 19H, 19T, 19Z, 20E, 20Ü, 21B, 21C, 21G, 21K, 21U, 130, 130A, 130Ş, 319, 320A, E-10, E-11
Ünalan 17 August 2012 Metrobus: 34A, 34AS, 34G, 34Z
Bus interchange İETT Bus: 3A, 11T, 130, 13M, 13Y, 14A, 14BK, 14DK, 15BK, 16A, 16, B, 16C, 16F, 16KH, 16M, 16S, 16U, 16Y, 16Z, 17K, 17P, 18A, 18E, 18K, 18M, 18Ü, 18V, 18Y, 19, 19A, 19B, 19E, 19FK, 19H, 19T, 19Z, 20E, 20Ü, 21B, 21C, 21G, 21K, 21U, 130A, 130Ş, 319, 320A, E-10, E-11
Bus interchange Havabüs
Göztepe 17 August 2012 Bus interchange İETT Bus: 3A, 8E, 9K, 10E, 10G, 11T, 13M, 13Y, 14A, 14B, 14BK, 14ES, 15BK, 15ÇK, 15SK, 16A, 16B, 16C, 16F, 16KH, 16M, 16S, 16U, 16Y, 16Z, 17K, 17P, 18A, 18E, 18K, 18M, 18Ü, 18V, 18Y, 19, 19A, 19B, 19E, 19FK, 19H, 19T, 19Z, 20D, 20E, 20K, 20Ü, 21B, 21C, 21G, 21K, 21U, 129T, 130, 130A, 130Ş, 202, 251, 252, 319, 320A, E-10, E-11
Yenisahra 17 August 2012 Bus interchange İETT Bus: 8A, 8Y
Bus interchange Havabüs
Kozyatağı 17 August 2012 Bus interchange İETT Bus: 14KS, 14T, 15KB, 16A, 16B, 16C, 16F, 16FK, 16KH, 16S, 16U, 16Y, 16Z, 17K, 17P, 19, 19B, 19FK, 19H, 19Z, 21B, 21C, 21G, 21K, 21U, 129L, 129T, 130, 130A, 130Ş, 251, 252, 319, 500T, E-10
Bostancı 17 August 2012 Bus interchange İETT Bus: 10, 13AB, 14KS, 14T, 15KB, 16A, 16B, 16C, 16F, 16KH, 16S, 16U, 16Y, 16Z, 17K, 17P, 19, 19B, 19D, 19FK, 19H, 19SB, 19Z, 21B, 21C, 21G, 21K, 21U, 129L, 130, 130A, 130Ş, 251, 319, 500T, E-10
Küçükyalı Maltepe 17 August 2012 Bus interchange İETT Bus: 16A, 16B, 16C, 16KH, 16S, 16U, 16Y, 16Z, 17K, 17P, 19B, 19H, 19Z, 21C, 21G, 21K, 21U, 130, 130A, 130Ş, 251, 500T, KM41, KM45
Maltepe 17 August 2012 Bus interchange İETT Bus: 16A, 16B, 16C, 16KH, 16S, 16U, 16Y, 16Z, 17K, 17P, 21C, 21G, 21K, 21U, 130, 130A, 130Ş, 133N, 251, 500T, E-10, KM42, KM43, KM44
Huzurevi 17 August 2012 Bus interchange İETT Bus: 16B, 16C, 16KH, 16S, 16U, 16Y, 16Z, 17K, 17P, 21C, 21G, 21K, 21U, 130, 130A, 130Ş, 133N, 136, 136R, 136Z, 251, 500T, E-10
Gülsuyu 17 August 2012 Bus interchange İETT Bus: 16B, 16C, 16KH, 16S, 16U, 16Y, 16Z, 17K, 17P, 21K, 21U, 130, 130A, 130Ş, 133N, 251, 500T, E-10
Esenkent 17 August 2012 Bus interchange İETT Bus: 16B, 16C, 16KH, 16S, 16U, 16Y, 16Z, 17K, 17P, 21K, 21U, 130, 130A, 130Ş, 500T, E-10, KM30, KM33
Hastane—Adliye Kartal 17 August 2012 Bus interchange İETT Bus: 16C, 16KH, 16S, 16U, 16Z, 17K, 17P, 21K, 17S, 21K, 21U, 130, 130A, 130E, 130Ş, 132G, 134YK, 251, 500T, E-10, KM11, KM21, KM23, KM25, KM29, KM32, KM60, KM70, KM71
Soğanlık 17 August 2012 Bus interchange İETT Bus: 16C, 16KH, 16S, 16Z, 17K, 17P, 21K, 130, 130A, 130E, 130Ş, 132G, 132M, 134GK, 251, 500T, E-10, KM11, KM12, KM21, KM23, KM25, KM29, KM32, KM60, KM70, KM71
Kartal 17 August 2012 Bus interchange İETT Bus: 16C, 16KH, 16S, 16Z, 17K, 17P, 21K, 130, 130A, 130E, 130Ş, 131K, 131V, 131Y, 132C, 132ÇK, 132G, 132M, 132N, 132S, 132T, 132Y, 132Z, 134, 134CK, 134GK, 134K, 134UK, 251, 500T, E-10, KM11, KM12, KM21, KM23, KM25, KM29, KM31, KM32, KM60, KM70, KM71
Yakacık—Adnan Kahveci 10 October 2016 Bus interchange İETT Bus: 16C, 16KH, 16Z, 17K, 17P, 130, 130A, 130E, 130Ş, 132G, 132Ş, 132T, 251, 500T, E-10, KM11, KM12, KM23, KM25, KM29
Pendik Pendik 10 October 2016 Bus interchange İETT Bus: 16C, 16KH, 16Z, 17K, 17P, 130, 130A, 130E, 130G, 130Ş, 132, 132A, 132B, 132D, 132E, 132H, 132K, 132P, 132G, 133GP, 132T, 132Y, 251, 500T, E-9, E-10, KM10, KM11, KM12, KM13, KM23, KM24, KM25, KM28, KM29
Tavşantepe 10 October 2016 Bus interchange İETT Bus: 16KH, 17K, 17P, 130, 130A, 130E, 130Ş, 132F, 132T, 132Y, 500T, E-9, KM2, KM10, KM11, KM12, KM13, KM14, KM23, KM24, KM29
Hastane 2019 (Expected)
Şeyhli 2019 (Expected)
Kurtköy 2019 (Expected)
Sabiha Gökçen 2019 (Expected)

Specifications

The stations Kadıköy, Ayrılıkçeşmesi, Ünalan and Göztepe are situated below sea level. The average distance between the stations is 1,300 m (1,400 yd). The distance between the stations at Maltepe and Huzurevi is the shortest at 800 m (870 yd). The distance between Bostancı and Küçükyalı is the longest with 2,300 m (2,500 yd). The Operation Control Center of the line is situated in Esenkent and the depot is located in Maltepe. Another depot is to be built in Kaynarca in 2016 when the line extends there .[9]

Train frequency is currently every 150 seconds during peak hours and could be shortened to 90 seconds later on. Trains remain at stations for an average of 15 seconds. Four-car trains have a 1,000 passenger capacity and eight-car trains have 2,000 capacity. Ridership capacity in one direction is 70,000 passengers hourly. Total travel time of the entire line is around 40 minutes.[9]

Rolling Stock

M4 is operated by CAF trains (144 cars in total) every 150 seconds during peak hours. The frequency is much less on weekends and during off-peak hours.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kadıköy-Kartal Metro Hattı 144 Adet Metro Aracı Alımı İşi" (in Turkish). İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi. Archived from the original on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  2. ↑ "M4 Kadıköy-Kartal Metro Hattı" (in Turkish). İstanbul Ulaşım. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  3. ↑ "Yüzde 50 müjdesiyle geliyor". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2012-08-17. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  4. ↑ "Kadıköy - Kartal Metrosu Ayrılıkçeşme İstasyonu ihalesi" (in Turkish). Emlak Kulisi. 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  5. ↑ "Marmaray tunnel opens to link Europe with Asia". Railway Gazette International. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi". www.ibb.istanbul. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  7. ↑ "Kadiköy - Kartal metro opened by Prime Minister". Railway Gazette International. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Kadıköy-Kartal Metro Hattı Temmuzda Açılacak" (in Turkish). İstanbul Net. 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  9. 1 2 "Kadıköy-Kartal Metro Hattı" (in Turkish). İBB. Archived from the original on 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2012-12-11.

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