Kirazlı (Istanbul Metro) Explained

Kirazlı
Type:Istanbul Metro rapid transit complex
Symbol Location:istanbul
Symbol:metro
Style:Istanbul Metro
Style2:M1 M3
Coordinates:41.0311°N 28.8419°W
Other: İETT Bus: 92K, 98K, HT10, HT13, MK42
Istanbul Minibus: Bakırköy Metro-Evren Mahallesi, Bakırköy-Barbaros, Bakırköy-İstoç
Structure:Underground
Platform:1 island platform (M1B)
1 island platform (M3)
Tracks:2 (M1B)
2 (M3)
Parking:No
Bicycle:Yes
Opened:[1]
Electrified:750 V DC Overhead line (M1B)
1,500 V DC Overhead line (M3)
Accessible:Yes
Owned:Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Other Services Header:Future services
Other Services Collapsible:yes

Kirazlı, or Kirazlı-Bağcılar, is an underground rapid transit complex of the Istanbul Metro and is serviced by lines M1B and M3.[2]

Kirazlı opened on 14 June 2013 as the southern terminus of the M3 line and eastern terminus of the M1B line. Since the M3 is considered a "continuation" of the M1B, passengers can transfer between these two lines for free. Kirazlı is the only station that offers free transfer in Istanbul. The station was inaugurated with a large ceremony in which officials from the Istanbul Municipality and Istanbul Ulaşım took part.

On January 12, 2017, Lakhe Mashrapov, a man convicted of the 2017 Istanbul nightclub shooting was seen in the station and service to the station was suspended due to a search in an attempt to find him.[3]

Layout

M1 platform
Eastbound toward
Eastbound toward
M3 platform
Northbound← toward
Southbound toward

Notes and References

  1. Web site: M1 Yenikapı-Havaalanı-Kirazlı . İstanbul Ulaşım A.Ş. . tr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304213645/http://www.istanbul-ulasim.com.tr/rayl%C4%B1-sistemler/m1-yenikap%C4%B1-havaliman%C4%B1-kirazl%C4%B1.aspx . 2016-03-04 .
  2. Web site: Istanbul Metro Map. Turkey Travel Planner. en-US. 2019-11-02.
  3. Web site: Istanbul police evacuate metro over Istanbul attacker tip-off. Şafak. Yeni. Yeni Şafak. tr-TR. 2017-01-14.