Yıldız (Istanbul Metro)

Yıldız is an underground station on the M7 line of the Istanbul Metro in Beşiktaş.[1] The station is located on Barbaros Boulevard in the Yıldız neighborhood of Beşiktaş. With a depth of 71 meters, it is the second deepest station in the Istanbul Metro system, after the M11's Gayrettepe station.

Yıldız
Istanbul Metro
Istanbul Metro rapid transit station
General information
LocationYıldız Neighborhood, Barbaros Boulevard, 34349
Beşiktaş
Coordinates41°03′15″N 29°00′35″E / 41.0542810°N 29.0097716°E / 41.0542810; 29.0097716
Owned byIstanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Operated byMetro Istanbul
Line(s)Line M7 M7
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus interchange İETT Bus:[citation needed] 27E, 27SE, 29A, 29C, 29D, 29E, 30A, 36G, 36L, 36Z, 40B, 41E, 43R, 58A, 58N, 58S, 58UL, 62, 62G, 62H, 129T, 399B, D31, D36, D62, TM1, TM2, U2
Bus transport Istanbul Minibus Başak Konutları-Beşiktaş, Tarabya-Beşiktaş, Eski Kilyos Yolu-Beşiktaş, Yahya Kemal-Beşiktaş
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
History
Opened2 January 2023
Electrified1,500 V DC Overhead line
Services
Preceding station Istanbul Metro Following station
Fulya
towards Mahmutbey
M7 Line Terminus

Kabataş
Line T1 Line F1 Ferries in Istanbul
Beşiktaş
Ferries in Istanbul
Yıldız
Fulya
Şişli—Mecidiyeköy
Line M2 Metrobus (Istanbul)
Çağlayan
Metrobus (Istanbul)
Kağıthane
M11 (Istanbul Metro)
Nurtepe
Alibeyköy
Line T5
Çırçır
Veysel Karani - Akşemsettin
Yeşilpınar
Kâzım Karabekir
Yenimahalle
Karadeniz Mahallesi
Line T4
Giyimkent–Tekstilkent
Tekstilkent Depot
Oruç Reis
Göztepe
Mahmutbey
Line M3

The station has 3 entrances; Ertuğrul Sitesi, Yıldız University and Dikilitaş.

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.[2]

The station opened on 2 January, 2023 as the first phase of the Mecidiyeköy-Kabataş extension.[3]

Surroundings

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The station serves the Yıldız, Balmumcu and Dikilitaş neighborhoods, the Yıldız Technical University, the Yıldız Park and the Sait Çiftçi State Hospital.

Services

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As of November 2023, the M7 line is 20 kilometers long and has a service frequency of 10 trains per hour in each direction.[4] The line runs 24/7 on weekends and state holidays and from 6 am to midnight on weekdays.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Mecidiyeköy-Mahmutbey Metro Hattı". www.metro.istanbul. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  2. ^ "UYM | M7 MECİDİYEKÖY – MAHMUTBEY METRO HATTI 19 MAYIS'TA AÇILIYOR". uym.ibb.gov.tr. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  3. ^ "Mecidiyeköy-Fulya-Yıldız metrosu açıldı". www.cumhuriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  4. ^ "Yıldız-Mahmutbey Metro Hattı".
  5. ^ "Gece Metrosu".
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