Kartal is an underground station on the M4 line of the Istanbul Metro in Kartal.[2] It is located beneath the Kartal interchange, along the D.100 State Highway in the Cumhuriyet neighborhood. Kartal was the eastern terminus of the M4 from its opening in 2012 to 2016, when the line was extended further to Pendik.[3] Connection to IETT city buses and Istanbul Minibus service is available. The station consists of an island platform with two tracks and was opened on 17 August 2012.[4]
Kartal  | |||||||||||
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| Istanbul Metro rapid transit station | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Kartal Kav., Cumhuriyet Mah., 34880 Kartal | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°54′22″N 29°12′40″E / 40.9061°N 29.2111°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Istanbul | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  M4 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  İETT Bus:[1] 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 Istanbul Minibus: Harem-Gebze, Kadıköy-Uğur Mumcu | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 17 August 2012 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1,500 V DC Overhead line | ||||||||||
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Station Layout
edit| P Platform level |
Westbound | ← toward Kadıköy
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| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Eastbound | toward Sabiha Gökçen Airport →
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References
edit- ^ "Kartal Köprüsü - Duraktan Geçen Hatlar" (in Turkish). Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "Istanbul Metro Map". Turkey Travel Planner. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "Kartal-Yakacık-Pendik-Tavşantepe Metro (M4)". metro.istanbul. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ Uysal, Onur (15 October 2016). "Kadikoy-Kartal-Tavsantepe Metro (M4)". railturkey.org. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
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