M3 (Istanbul Metro)

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M3 Kirazlı – Başakşehir/Metrokent
M3 İstoç Metro Station and Metro Train
Overview
Status	Operating Kirazlı - Başakşehir/Metrokent Under Construction Kirazlı - Bakırköy İDO Under Construction Başakşehir/Metrokent - Kayaşehir İDO
Owner	İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Line number	M3
Locale	İstanbul, Turkey
Termini	Kirazlı-Bağcılar Başakşehir-Metrokent
Stations	9[1]
Website	M3
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	İstanbul Metro
Services	1
Operator(s)	Metro Istanbul A.Ş.
Depot(s)	Güvercintepe
Rolling stock	80 Alstom Metropolis[1] 4 carriages per trainset
History
Opened	14 June 2013; 8 years ago (2013-06-14)
Technical
Line length	11 km (6.8 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	80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map Legend Güvercintepe Yard MetroKent Başak Konutları Olympic Stadium Siteler Olimpiyat Viaduct Z. Gökalp Mah. Turgut Özal İkitelli Sanayi İSTOÇ Mahmutbey Yenimahalle Kirazlı Bakırköy—İncirli Özgürlük Meydanı This diagram: view talk

The M3, officially referred to as the M3 Kirazli–Basaksehir Metro Line (Turkish: M3 Kirazlı-Başakşehir Metro Hattı), is a 11-kilometre (6.8 mi), 9-station^[1] rapid transit line of the İstanbul Metro system on the European part of Istanbul, Turkey. It operates between Kirazlı-Bağcılar, extending the service of the M1B line from Yenikapı, to Başakşehir-Metrokent. The M3-line is colored light blue on station signs, route signs and the official rapid transit network map.^[1]

Construction[]

The construction of the line began in 2006 following the signing of the related contract in May of that year. By March 2009, the tunnels were completed. The rolling stock was delivered in January 2010, and in December of the same year, the first test run of the trains was accomplished. The line's operation rights were transferred from the İETT bus authority to İstanbul Ulaşım company in June 2011. After the line signalization system was completely installed in March 2012, test runs began in June 2012.^[1] On 11 September 2012 the M3-line started operating unofficially.^[2] The M3-line went into service officially on 14 June 2013.^[3][4] The Ikitelli-Olimpiyat branch was converted into the M9 in May 29, 2021.

Ziya Gökalp Mahallesi Station is the only underground station bored in situ without removing the ground above, while all other underground stations on the line are built by cut-and-cover method, constructed in a shallow trench and then covered over. The line's tunnels are twin tubes. The line between Kirazlı and MetroKent was constructed by tunnel boring machine (TBM) while the line between İkitelli and Olympic Stadium was built using the New Austrian Tunnelling method (NATM).^[1]

Technical features[]

The M3 line is 11-kilometre (6.8 mi) long, serving 9 stations in total.^[1] The operation control center of the M3-line is situated in MetroKent Terminal. The rolling stock and maintenance depots are located in Olimpiyatköy beyond Olimpiyat Parkı Terminal, stretching over an area of (70,000 m² (750,000 sq ft)). The rolling stock depot is capable of holding 180 cars. The maintenance workshop occupies a covered area of 10,000 m² (110,000 sq ft).^[1]

The rolling stock was delivered by the French company Alstom. The fully air-contioned cars, costing each €1.149 million, feature seats covered with antibacterial textile material. It is possible to pass from one car to another in a train to enable a homogeneous distribution of the passenger crowd.^[5]

A total of 80 cars, 20 sets of four-car trains, are able to transport up to 70,000 passenger per hour per direction^[6] between the operating hours from 6:00 h in the early morning to 0:00 h in the midnight. The ride between the terminals Kirazlı and MetroKent takes 20 minutes. The trains run every five minutes during rush hours.^[1]

Safety[]

All the stations are equipped with closed-circuit video system for continuous monitoring of the platforms. High-level fire safety systems, which include automatic fire extinguishers and fire exits, are installed in the metro line, where non-flammable and fireproofing materials were used.^[1]

Power supply of the line is provided at two different points. In case of power cut at both supply points, an emergency power system that becomes operational within 15 seconds, ensures running of the trains until the next station. If the backup generator system fails, an uninterruptible power source (UPS) supplies energy for emergency lighting and the electronic devices at the operations control center up to three hours. The signalization of the metro line as well as at the depots and railroad switches, also the vehicle drive-control systems are fully automated. However, they can be handled manually when needed.^[1]

Stations[]

No	Station	District	Transfer	Type	Notes
1	Bakırköy İDO	Bakırköy	(Bakırköy Terminal)	Underground	Rauf Orbay St・Ataköy Marina・Galleria・Kennedy St
2	Özgürlük Meydanı		・ (Bakırköy Train Station)		Bakırköy Özgürlük Square・İncirli St・Yusuf Köksal Park・Bakırköy Anadolu imam hatip high school
3	Bakırköy - İncirli		・・・		Hatice Küçük Park・Bakırköy Adalet Sarayı・İsmail Erak Boulevard・Botanik Park
4	Haznedar	Güngören			Güngören Park・Naci Kazım St・Naci Kazım Park
5	İlkyuva	Bahçelievler			Bağcılar Street・Bahçelievler İSKİ Build
6	Yıldıztepe	Bağcılar			Bağcılar St・Kıbrıs St・Bağcılar Anadolu High School・Bağcılar Yıldıztepe primary school・Hoca Ahmet Yesevi middle School
7	Molla Gürani				Molla Gürani Park・Mehmet Akif Boulevard・Yıldıztepe Park
↑↑ Construction ↑↑
8	Kirazlı	Bağcılar	・	Underground	Free Transfer (until Bakırköy ido station opens)
9	Yenimahalle				15 Temmuz Şehit Ramazan Sarıkaya Park・Dökumcüler Street
10	Mahmutbey				Maslak Street・İnönü Street・Bosna Street
11	İSTOÇ				İSTOÇ
12	İkitelli Sanayi	Başakşehir			Free Transfer
13	Turgut Özal				Evren Sanayi Site・Süleyman Demirel Boulevard
14	Siteler				Atatürk Bulvarı
15	Başak Konutları				Prof.Dr Necmettin Erbakan Street・Başakşehir 1.Etap Yürüyüş Yolu Park
16	Başakşehir/MetroKent		Havaist Bus Transfer・Başakşehir/MetroKent - Habibler Metro Line (Plan)		Metrokent Residences
↓↓ Construction ↓↓
17	Onurkent	Başakşehir		Underground	Onurkent Park・Mimar Kemalettin Street
18	Şehir Hastanesi				Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital
19	Kayaşehir 15. Bölge				Kayaşehir Boulevard・Kayaşehir Millet Bahçesi
20	Kayaşehir Merkez				Kayaşehir Boulevard・Başakşehir Millet Bahçesi

Rolling stock[]

This line is operated by Alstom trains which are visually similar to the AM5-M2 and AM4-M4 trains also built by Alstom that operate on the Budapest Metro. The main difference is that the Istanbul units are equipped with pantographs for overhead line operation only while the Budapest units are equipped with shoegear for third rail operation only.^[1]

M3 Metro Train

M3 Mahmutbey Metro Station

M3 Mahmutbey Metro Station

See also[]

• Istanbul modern tramways
• Istanbul nostalgic tramways
• Marmaray
• Public transport in Istanbul

References[]

External links[]

• İstanbul Ulaşım – M3 Kirazli–Basaksehir–Olimpiyatkoy Metro Line (official webpage)