Çekmeköy (Istanbul Metro) Explained

Çekmeköy
Style:Istanbul Metro
Style2:M5
Symbol:metro
Symbol Location:istanbul
Type:Istanbul Metro rapid transit station
Address:Mehmet Akif Neighborhood, Şile Highway 34782
Borough:Çekmeköy
Coordinates:41.0145°N 29.1895°W
Owned:Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Operator:Metro Istanbul
Platform:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Structure:Underground
Parking:No
Bicycle:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Opened:21 October 2018
Electrified:1,500 V DC Overhead line

Çekmeköy is an underground station on the M5 line of the Istanbul Metro in Çekmeköy.[1] The station is located on Şile Highway in the Mehmet Akif neighborhood of Çekmeköy. Connection to IETT city buses is available at street level.

The M5 line operates as fully automatic unattended train operation (UTO). The station consists of an island platform with two tracks. Since the M5 is an ATO line, protective gates on each side of the platform open only when a train is in the station.

Çekmeköy station was opened on 21 October 2018.[2] It was the eastern terminus of the line until the extension to Samandıra Merkez opened on 16 March 2024.[3]

The station has 2 exits. There are 6 elevators and 12 escalators.

Station layout

ZEnter/Exit↓
B1Underpass ↓
B2Underpass →Ticket Hall ↓
B3Platform
Platform levelWestbound← toward
Eastbound toward

Connections

Connection to IETT city buses is available from at street level.

City buses; 9ÇN, 122D, 122H, 131K, 132ÇK, 522, 522B,  ÇM44, UM40, UM60, UM61, UM62, UM73[4]

Ongoing M5 line construction (future service)

As of 2021, the last station of the east side of the 20-kilometer M5 metro line is Çekmeköy station. M5 Çekmeköy- Sancaktepe - Sultanbeyli metro, which is under construction, will have a total length of 30.9 kilometres in case the third stage is completed.[5] The first part of this section, from this station to Samandıra Merkez, opened on 16 March 2024, with the remaining section expected to be completed in 2025.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Üsküdar-Çekmeköy Metro Hattı. 2021-01-29. www.metro.istanbul.
  2. Web site: Gazetesi. Dünya. 2018-10-21. Sürücüsüz metronun ikinci etabı açılıyor. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181021113110/https://www.dunya.com/gundem/surucusuz-metronun-ikinci-etabi-aciliyor-haberi-430466 . 2018-10-21 . 2021-01-29.
  3. Web site: ÇEKMEKÖY-SAMANDIRA METRO HATTI AÇILDI: 15 GÜN ÜCRETSİZ OLACAK. IMM. 2024-03-16. 2024-03-17. tr.
  4. Web site: 4 February 2021. Çekmeköy city buses. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180131035232/http://www.iett.istanbul:80/tr/main/duraklar/261862/%C3%87EKMEK%C3%96Y%20METRO-%C4%B0ETT-Duraktan-Ge%C3%A7en-Hatlar-Durak-Bilgileri-Hatt%C4%B1n-Duraktan-Ge%C3%A7i%C5%9F-Saatleri . 2018-01-31 .
  5. Web site: Çekmeköy Sancaktepe Sultanbeyli metro durakları nerede? M5 durak listesi. 2021-02-04. www.hurriyet.com.tr. tr.
  6. Web site: ÇEKMEKÖY-SAMANDIRA METRO HATTI AÇILDI: 15 GÜN ÜCRETSİZ OLACAK. IMM. 2024-03-16. 2024-03-17. tr.