Üsküdar railway station explained

Üsküdar
Type:TCDD Taşımacılık commuter rail station
Style:TCDD
Style2:Marmaray
Address:Üsküdar Meydanı, Mimar Sinan Mah., 34672
Borough:Üsküdar, Istanbul
Country:Turkey
Coordinates:41.0256°N 29.015°W
Line:Marmaray Tunnel
Other:Istanbul Metro


at Üsküdar
Şehir Hatları at Üsküdar Terminal
Turyol at Üsküdar Pier
Dentur at Üsküdar Terminal
İETT Bus: 15, 15B, 15C, 15E, 15H, 15K, 15KÇ, 15M, 15N, 15P, 15R, 15S, 15T, 15Y, 15ŞN, 15Z
Istanbul Minibus: Üsküdar-Acıbadem

Structure:Underground
Platform:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Opened:29 October 2013
Electrified:25 kV AC, 50 Hz Overhead wire
Accessible:Yes
Owned:Turkish State Railways
Operator:TCDD Taşımacılık
Passengers:35,786 Average daily ridership
Pass Year:2017

Üsküdar railway station is an underground railway station located beneath Üsküdar square in Istanbul. It was opened on 29 October 2013 along with the new trans-Bosphorus Marmaray rail tunnel.[1] TCDD Taşımacılık operates commuter trains east to Ayrılık Çeşmesi and west to Kazlıçeşme (on the European side) within 6- to 10-minute intervals. Due to the stations central location, connections to several city bus routes are available.

Üsküdar saw over 1.1 million boardings in October 2017, making it the 3rd busiest station on the Marmaray line as well as making up for 20% of all passenger boardings.[2]

Layout

Track 1Marmaray toward Zeytinburnu or Halkalı
Island platform
Track 2 Marmaray toward Maltepe or Gebze

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marmaray tarihçesi. marmaray.gov.tr. Turkish. 7 December 2017.
  2. Web site: Ekim 2017 Günlük Ortalama Yolcu. marmaray.gov.tr. Turkish. 7 December 2017.