Samandıra Merkez is an underground station on the M5 line of the Istanbul Metro.[2][3] It is located under Osmangazi Street in the Osmangazi neighbourhood of Sancaktepe. It was opened on 16 March 2024 with the M5 line extension from Çekmeköy to Samandıra Merkez, and currently serves as the eastern terminus of the line before the extension to Sultanbeyli opens in June 2025.[1]
Samandıra Merkez  | |||||||||||
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| Istanbul Metro rapid transit station | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Osmangazi Neighbourhood, Osmangazi Street Sancaktepe, Istanbul, Turkey | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°59′01″N 29°13′52″E / 40.983611°N 29.231111°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Istanbul Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  M5 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 Island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  İETT Bus:Osmangazi Sapağı Otobüs Durağı: 11SA, 11ÜS, 14KS, 14S, 18E, 18F, 18UK, 18V,18Y, 18Ü, 19SB, 122H, 131, 131A, 131B, 131H, 131V, 131Y 131Ü, 132M, 132N, 132S, 132SB, 132YB, 132YM, 132ÇK, 320A, 522ST, KM70, UM60, UM73  Istanbul Minibus: Kartal - Merve Mahallesi, Dudullu - Sultanbeyli, Kartal - Sultanbeyli | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 16 March 2024[1] | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1,500 V DC Overhead line | ||||||||||
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History
editTBM-3, which started tunneling from Sancaktepe Station on 12 February 2022, reached this station on 20 June 2022.[4] The TBM then continued tunneling towards Veysel Karani on 1 March 2023.[5]
Station layout
edit| Platform level | Westbound | ←  toward Üsküdar (Sancaktepe)
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| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Eastbound | termination platform →
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Gallery
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Entrance structure -
Entrance 1 -
Ticket hall -
Exit sign
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References
edit- ^ a b "ÇEKMEKÖY-SAMANDIRA METRO HATTI AÇILDI: 15 GÜN ÜCRETSİZ OLACAK" (in Turkish). IMM. 2024-03-16. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ "Üsküdar-Samandıra Merkez Metro Line". www.metro.istanbul (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ "Istanbul Metro Map" (PDF). Metro Istanbul. 2023-08-01. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ "TBM Samandıra Metro İstasyonu'na ulaştı". twitter.com (in Turkish). Doç Dr. Pelin Alpkökin. 2022-06-20. Archived from the original on 2022-06-20.
- ^ "İÇEKMEKÖY - SANCAKTEPE – SULTANBEYLİ METROSU 6 AY ERKEN BİTECEK". ibb.istanbul (in Turkish). Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. 2022-08-19. Archived from the original on 2022-08-22. Retrieved 2024-03-18.