Samandıra Merkez (Istanbul Metro) Explained

Samandıra Merkez
Style:Istanbul Metro
Style2:M5
Symbol:metro
Symbol Location:istanbul
Type:Istanbul Metro rapid transit station
Address:Osmangazi Neighbourhood, Osmangazi Street
Borough:Sancaktepe, Istanbul, Turkey
Coordinates:40.9836°N 29.2311°W
Owned:Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Operator:Istanbul Metro
Line: M5
Other: İETT Bus:
Osmangazi Sapağı Otobüs Durağı: 11SA, 11ÜS, 14KS, 14S, 18E, 18F, 18UK, 18V,18Y, 18Ü, 19SB, 122H, 131, 131A, 131B, 131H, 131V, 131Y 131Ü, 132M, 132N, 132S, 132SB, 132YB, 132YM, 132ÇK, 320A, 522ST, KM70, UM60, UM73
Istanbul Minibus: Kartal - Merve Mahallesi, Dudullu - Sultanbeyli, Kartal - Sultanbeyli
Platform:1 Island platform
Tracks:2
Structure:Underground
Parking:No
Bicycle:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Electrified:1,500 V DC Overhead line

Samandıra Merkez is an underground station on the M5 line of the Istanbul Metro.[1] [2] It is located under Osmangazi Street in the Osmangazi neighbourhood of Sancaktepe. It was opened on 16 March 2024 with the M5 line extension from Çekmeköy to Samandıra Merkez, and currently serves as the eastern terminus of the line before the extension to Sultanbeyli opens in April 2025.[3]

History

TBM-3, which started tunneling from Sancaktepe Station on 12 February 2022, reached this station on 20 June 2022.[4] The TBM then continued tunneling towards Veysel Karani on 1 March 2023.[5]

Station layout

Platform levelWestbound← toward
Eastbound termination platform →

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Üsküdar-Samandıra Merkez Metro Line. 2024-03-17. www.metro.istanbul. tr.
  2. Web site: 2023-08-01. Istanbul Metro Map. 2024-03-17. Metro Istanbul.
  3. Web site: ÇEKMEKÖY-SAMANDIRA METRO HATTI AÇILDI: 15 GÜN ÜCRETSİZ OLACAK. IMM. 2024-03-16. 2024-03-17. tr.
  4. Web site: TBM Samandıra Metro İstasyonu'na ulaştı.. live. twitter.com. Doç Dr. Pelin Alpkökin. 2022-06-20. tr. https://web.archive.org/web/20220620173643/https://twitter.com/alpkokin_pelin/status/1538938813099167746. 2022-06-20.
  5. Web site: İÇEKMEKÖY - SANCAKTEPE – SULTANBEYLİ METROSU 6 AY ERKEN BİTECEK. live. ibb.istanbul. Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. 2022-08-19. 2024-03-18. tr. https://web.archive.org/web/20220822203954/https://www.ibb.istanbul/arsiv/40441/cekmekoy---sancaktepe---sultanbeyli-metrosu-6. 2022-08-22.