Çırçır is an underground station on the M7 line of the Istanbul Metro.[1][2] It is located on Atatürk Boulevard in the Çırçır neighbourhood of Eyüp. It was opened on 28 October 2020.[3]
Çırçır  | |||||||||||
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| Istanbul Metro rapid transit station | |||||||||||
.jpg) Platform | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Çırçır Neighbourhood, Atatürk Boulevard, 34070 Eyüp, Istanbul, Turkey | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°04′48″N 28°56′07″E / 41.08°N 28.935278°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Istanbul Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  M7 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 Island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  İETT Bus: 37M, 37T, 37Y, 50P, TM7  Istanbul Minibus: Aksaray - İmar Blokları, Şişhane - İmar Blokları, Şişli - İmar Blokları, Gaziosmanpaşa - Finanskent, Gaziosmanpaşa - Yeşilpınar - Finanskent | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 28 October 2020 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1,500 V DC Overhead line | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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The M7 line operates as fully automatic unattended train operation (UTO). The station consists of an island platform with two tracks. Since the M7 is an ATO line, protective gates on each side of the platform open only when a train is in the station.[4]
Station layout
edit| Z | Enter/Exit ↓ (1–2) |
Enter/Exit ↓ (3) |
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| B1 | Ticket Hall ↓ | Ticket Hall↓ |
← Underpass |
| B2 | Underpass -2 ↓ | ↓ | |
| B3 | Underpass -3 ↓ | ↓ | |
| B4 | Platform | Platform |
| Platform level | Westbound | ←  toward Mahmutbey (Veysel Karani–Akşemsettin)
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| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Eastbound | toward Mecidiyeköy (Alibeyköy) →
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Operation information
editAs of 2021, total length of M7 line is 18 km. The line operates between 06.00 - 00.00 and travel frequency is 6 minutes at peak hour.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Yıldız-Mahmutbey Metro Hattı". www.metro.istanbul (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "Istanbul Metro Map" (PDF). Metro Istanbul. 2023-08-01. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "Mecidiyeköy-Mahmutbey metrosu 28 Ekim'de açılıyor". Sözcü (in Turkish). 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "M7 MECİDİYEKÖY – MAHMUTBEY METRO HATTI 19 MAYIS'TA AÇILIYOR". uym.ibb.gov.tr (in Turkish). 2020-02-18. Retrieved 2024-02-12.