M2 (Istanbul Metro)

M2 Yenikapı–Hacıosman
A northbound train at Levent station
Overview
Status	Operating Yenikapı - Hacıosman Seyrantepe - Sanayi Mah. (Branch)
Owner	Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Locale	Istanbul, Turkey
Termini	Yenikapı Hacıosman
Stations	16
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Istanbul Metro
Services	1 (Branch to Seyrantepe)
Route number	M2, M2 Shuttle
Operator(s)	Metro Istanbul A.Ş.
Depot(s)	Seyrantepe
Rolling stock	160 Hyundai Rotem 20 Alstom 8 carriages per trainset (weekdays) 4 carriages per trainset (weekend)
Daily ridership	500,000
History
Opened	16 September 2000 (2000-09-16)
Technical
Line length	23.49 km (14.60 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC Third rail
Route map Line M2 Dist. 19.3 km 12 mi Hacıosman 17.8 km 11.1 mi Darüşşafaka 16.7 km 10.4 mi Atatürk Oto Sanayi 15.3 km 9.5 mi İ.T.Ü.—Ayazağa 15.1 km 9.4 mi Seyrantepe 13.6 km 8.5 mi Sanayi 12.2 km 7.6 mi 4. Levent 11.2 km 7 mi Levent 9.9 km 6.2 mi Gayrettepe 8.2 km 5.1 mi Şişli—Mecidiyeköy 6.9 km 4.3 mi Osmanbey 5.2 km 3.2 mi Taksim 3.7 km 2.3 mi Şişhane Haliç over Golden Horn 2.3 km 1.4 mi Vezneciler 0 km Yenikapı

The M2, officially referred to as the M2 Yenikapı–Hacıosman metro line (Turkish: M2 Yenikapı–Hacıosman metro hattı), is a rapid transit line of the Istanbul Metro. It is colored light green on the maps and route signs. The M2 operates between Hacıosman in southern Sarıyer to Yenikapı in south-central Fatih on the historic peninsula of Istanbul. Shuttle trains run from Sanayi to Seyrantepe to Rams Park. The M2 line has 16 stations, all but one underground, and a total length of 23.49 kilometers (14.60 mi). A daily ridership of about 500,000 makes it the busiest line of the Istanbul Metro system.

History

Construction for a north–south metro line started on 19 August 1992 when the groundbreaking of the M2 took place. The original route was a wholly underground 7 km (4.3 mi) line between Taksim and 4. Levent. Construction of the tunnels took place in three separate areas; Taksim, Şişli and 4. Levent. These tunnels were connected to each other on 8 July 1994 and were completed on 30 April 1995. The line was completed in early 11 January 1999 and the first rolling stock were lowered into the tunnels. On 25 March 1999 the first test runs began and the line entered service on 16 September 2000 between Taksim and Levent. "4. Levent" was opened one month later on 24 October 2000.

On 15 October 2021, it was announced that İBB's free Wi-Fi service had started on rolling stock serving on the line. In addition, 384 USB charging ports were installed in 192 trains serving on the line.

Timeline

The following are events in the timeline of the M2 service:

• 19 August 1992: Construction of the M2 begins.
• 12 June 1994: Taksim - Şişli part is completed.
• 8 July 1994: Şişli - 4.Levent part is completed.
• 30 April 1995: The two tunnels are connected.
• 11 January 1999: The first trainsets are used for test runs.
• 16 September 2000: Taksim - 4.Levent portion is opened.
• 31 January 2009: Taksim - Şişhane and 4.Levent - Atatürk Oto Sanayi extensions are opened.
• 2 September 2010: A northern extension to Darüşşafaka is opened.
• 11 November 2010: The branch to Seyrantepe is opened.
• 29 April 2011: The northern extension to Hacıosman is opened.
• 15 February 2014: With the completion of the Golden Horn Metro Bridge, M2 line is fully in service from Yenikapı to Hacıosman.

Route

M2 route map

The M2 starts at Hacıosman in southwestern Sarıyer. From there it travels under Büyükdere Avenue, a major north–south road in the city, through İstanbul's two major financial districts; Maslak and Levent. The line then heads slightly west just south of Levent through Şişli to historical Taksim Square. From there M2 heads through western Beyoğlu to Şişhane. It crosses the Golden Horn towards the Old City and terminates in Yenikapı, a transport hub connecting with M1 line and Marmaray. (The Şehzadebaşı station on the map above was actually named Vezneciler when the extension south of Şişhane opened on 15 February 2014).

Stations

M2 Line

Istanbul Metro line M2 train crossing the Golden Horn Metro Bridge.

M2 Levent station.

No	Station	District	Transfer	Type	Notes
1	Sefaköy	Küçükçekmece	・ İETT Bus: 73B, 73F, 73H, 76, 76B, 76C, 76D, 76Y, 79Y, 89, 89A, 89B, 89K, 89S, 98, 98AB, 98S, 98TB, 146, AVR1A, HT20, KÇ2	Underground
2	Çobançeşme	Bahçelievler	İETT Bus: 31, 31E, 31K, 36AY, 73Y, 76V, 78B, 79F, 79FY, 79G, 79K, 79Ş, 82, 82S, 89M, 89YB, 98B, 98H, 98MB, 98T, E-57, HT10, HT11		Kuyumcukent・Turkish Exporters Assembly・Bahçelievler Municipality Additional Service Building・IMM Solid Waste Facilities・IMM Road Maintenance 2nd Regional Office
3	Zafer		İETT Bus:
4	Siyavuşpaşa		İETT Bus:
5	Adnan Kahveci		İETT Bus:
6	İncirli	Bakırköy	・・・İncirli–Söğütlüçeşme Metro Project İETT Bus: 31, 31E, 50B, 71T, 72T, 73, 73F, 76D, 78ZB, 79G, 79Ş, 82, 89, 89A, 89B, 89K, 89M, 89S, 92, 94, 94A, 94Y, 97, 97A, 97BT, 97E, 97KZ, 97T, H-9, HT13, MK97		Bakirkoy Palace of Justice
7	Osmaniye		İETT Bus: 94
8	Zeytinburnu Adliye	Zeytinburnu	İETT Bus: 93, 93C, 93M, 93T		Zeytinburnu Square
9	Silivrikapı	Fatih	İETT Bus: 48A, 50K, 85C, 93, 93C, 93M, 93T
10	Kocamustafapaşa		İETT Bus: 35, 35A, 35C, 35D		Istanbul University - Cerrahpaşa
↑↑Planned to Open After 2030 ↑↑
11	Yenikapı	Fatih	・・・ (Yenikapı Terminal) İETT Bus: 30D, 31, 31Y, 50Y, 70FY, 70KY, 72YT, 76A, 77, 88A, 146T, 336Y	Underground	Aksaray Tram Station 750m Walking
12	Vezneciler		(Laleli–Istanbul University station) İETT Bus: 36A, 36V, 37Y, 38B, 50V, 77A, 86V		Istanbul University Laleli & Vezneciler Campus・Şehzadebaşı Mosque・Süleymaniye Mosque
13	Haliç	-	(Küçükpazar station) İETT Bus: 26, 26A, 28, 28T, 30D, 31E, 32, 33, 33B, 33E, 33ES, 33TE, 33Y, 35, 36KE, 38E, 46Ç, 50E, 50P, 54E, 54TE, 66, 70D, 70FE, 70KE, 74, 74A, 77Ç, 78, 78H, 79E, 79GE, 80, 82, 90, 92, 92C, 93, 97A, 97GE, 99A, 146B, 336, 336E, EM1, EM2	Bridge	Haliç Metro Bridge・Atatürk Bridge・Sokullu Mehmet Paşa Mosque
14	Şişhane	Beyoğlu	(Beyoğlu station)・ (Tünel station) İETT Bus: 32T, 35C, 36T, 46Ç, 46T, 50E, 50N, 54E, 54HT, 54TE, 55T, 66, 70FE, 70FY, 70KY, 71T, 72T, 72YT, 73, 73F, 74, 74A, 76D, 77, 77A, 77Ç, 79T, 80T, 85T, 87, 89C, 89T, 92T, 93T, 97BT, 97T, 145T, E-56, E-59, EM1, EM2	Underground	İstiklal Avenue・Zemin İstanbul・Galata Tower・Kasımpaşa
15	Taksim		・ İETT Bus: 25G, 32T, 35C, 36T, 37T, 40, 40T, 46Ç, 46T, 48N, 48T, 50N, 50T, 54Ç, 54E, 54HT, 54K, 54ÖR, 54P, 54T, 54TE, 55ET, 55T, 66, 69A, 70FE, 70FY, 70KE, 70KY, 71T, 72T, 72YT, 73, 73F, 74, 74A, 76D, 79T, 80T, 85T, 87, 89C, 89T, 92T, 93T, 97BT, 97T, 129T, 145T, 256, 559C, DT1, DT2, E-56, E-59		Taksim Square・Taksim Mosque・Taksim Gezi Park・Atatürk Culturel Center・İstiklal Avenue・About 1 km from Taşkışla station.
16	Osmanbey	Şişli	İETT Bus: 25G, 30A, 30M, 46Ç, 46T, 48N, 54Ç, 54E, 54K, 54ÖR, 54P, 54T, 66, 70D, 70FE, 70FY, 70KE, 70KY, 74, 74A, 256, DT1, DT2		Pangaltı・Nişantaşı
17	Şişli - Mecidiyeköy		・ İETT Bus: 25G, 27T, 29Ş, 30A, 30M, 32M, 33M, 33TM, 36M, 41AT, 46Ç, 46KT, 46T, 48, 48F, 48H, 48N, 48S, 49G, 49GB, 50C, 50M, 50S, 54Ç, 54E, 54HŞ, 54K, 54ÖR, 54P, 54T, 55, 59A, 59B, 59CH, 59K, 59N, 59R, 59UÇ, 64Ç, 65G, 66, 74, 74A, 750, 77, 77A, 79KM, 79M, 92M, 92Ş, 93M, 97M, 121A, 121B, 121BS, 122C, 122D, 122Y, 141A, 141M, 146E, 146M, 251, 252, 522, 522B, 522ST, 622, DT1, DT2, E-58, H-2, HM3, HM4		Cevahir AVM・Profilo AVM・Trump Towers・Şişli Mosque・Mecidiyeköy Square
18	Gayrettepe		・ (Zincirlikuyu station) İETT Bus: 25G, 27E, 27SE, 27T, 29, 29A, 29C, 29D, 29İ, 29P, 29Ş, 30A, 30M, 36L, 40B, 41AT, 41E, 42, 42M, 42Z, 43R, 49Z, 50Z, 58A, 58N, 58S, 58UL, 59A, 59B, 59CH, 59K, 59N, 59R, 59S, 59UÇ, 62, 62G, 63, 64Ç, 65G, 121A, 121B, 121BS, 122B, 122C, 122D, 122Y, 251, 252, 256, 522, 522B, 522ST, 599C, 622, DT1, DT2, U1, U2		Zincirlikuyu・Zorlu Center・Astoria AVM
19	Levent	Beşiktaş & Şişli	İETT Bus: 25G, 27E, 27SE, 27T, 29, 29A, 29C, 29D, 29E, 29İ, 29P, 29Ş, 36L, 40B, 41AT, 41E, 42, 42M, 42Z, 49Z, 50Z, 62, 62G, 63, 64Ç, 65G, 121A, 121B, 121BS, 122B, 122C, 122D, 122Y, 522B, 522ST, 622		Metrocity・Kanyon・ÖzdilekPark・Gültepe・Levent Mosque・İş Kuleleri
20	4. Levent	Kâğıthane & Beşiktaş	(future) İETT Bus: 25G, 27E, 27SE, 27T, 29, 29A, 29B, 29C, 29D, 29E, 29GM, 29P, 29Ş, 36G, 36L, 36Z, 40B, 41, 41A, 41AT, 41E, 41SM, 42, 42M, 48L, 49Z, 50F, 50Z, 500L, 500T, 59RK, 59RS, 65A, E-3, EL2		Istanbul Sapphire・Yeni Levent・QNB Finansbank Cristal Tower
21	Sanayi Mahallesi		M2 Shuttle Metro Line (free) İETT Bus: 25G, 27E, 27SE, 27T, 29A, 29B, 29C, 29D, 29E, 29GM, 29P, 29Ş, 36G, 36L, 36Z, 40B, 41, 41A, 41AT, 41E, 41SM, 42, 42M, 48L, 49Z, 50F, 50Z, 59RK, 59RS, 62H, 65A, 500L, 500T, D2		It is possible to go to the Seyrantepe M2 branch line by changing the platform.
22	İTÜ–Ayazağa	Sarıyer	İTÜ - İstinye Funicular Line (future) İETT Bus: 25G, 29, 29A, 29B, 29C, 29D, 29E, 29GM, 29P, 29Ş, 40B, 41, 41C, 41N, 42, 42M, 47L, 50H, 59RK, 59RS, 62H, D2		Istanbul Technical University (İTÜ) Ayazağa Campus・Maslak
23	Atatürk Oto Sanayi		İETT Bus: 25G, 29A, 29C, 29D, 29GM, 41, 42M, 47L, 50H, 59RK, 59RS, 62H, D2		Vodafone Station (Sponsor)
24	Darüşşafaka		İETT Bus: 25G, 29C, 29D, 29T, 41, 42M, 47L, 50H, 59RK, 59RS, 62H, D2		Darüşşafaka・Atatürk Urban Forest (South login)
25	Hacıosman		İETT Bus: 150, 151, 152, 154, 25, 25A, 25S, 25S, 25Y, 29C, 29D. 29M2, 29M1, 42Z, 47L, 48D, 50H, 59HS, 59RH, 62H, H-8, HM1		Atatürk Urban Forest (North login)
↓↓ Planned to Open After 2030 ↓↓
26	Çayırbaşı	Sarıyer	İETT Bus: 25, 25A, 25C, 25E, 25G, 25S1, 25S2 25Y, 40, 40B, 41, 41C, 41SF, 42, 42HM, 42K, 42M, 42T, 42Z, 48D, 151, 152, 153, 154, HM1	Underground
27	Büyükdere		İETT Bus: 25, 25A, 25E, 25G, 25S2, 25Y, 40, 40B, 41, 41C, 41SF, 42K, 42KT, 59RS, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, HM1		Büyükdere jetty
28	Sarıyer		İETT Bus: 25, 25A, 25E, 25G, 25S2, 25Y, 40, 40B, 41, 41C, 41SF, 42K, 42KT, 59RS, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154		Sarıyer jetty

M2 Branch Line

(While it was planned to be only a warehouse and operation center in Seyrantepe during the initial construction, it was built as a station to serve both the region and Rams Park. Due to the limited area of the scissors zone, transactions can only be made up to the Sanayi. It is planned to make arrangements for uninterrupted work between Seyrantepe and Yenikapı on match days.)

No	Station	District	Transfer	Type	Notes
1	Sanayi Mahallesi	Kağıthane	(free) İETT Bus: 25G, 27E, 27SE, 27T, 29A, 29B, 29C, 29D, 29E, 29GM, 29P, 29Ş, 36G, 36L, 36Z, 40B, 41, 41A, 41AT, 41E, 41SM, 42, 42M, 47F, 48L, 49Z, 59RK, 59RS, 62H, 65A, 500L, 500T, D2	Underground	It is possible to go in the direction of Yenikapı and Hacıosman by changing the platform.
2	Seyrantepe		(free) (Seyrantepe station) İETT Bus: 27SE, 41SM, 41ST, 62H, 65A		Rams Park・Police Housing
↓↓ Planned to Open After 2030 ↓↓
3	Hamidiye	Kâğıthane	İETT Bus: 48H, 48T, 62G, 62H, TM2, TM3	Underground
4	İSKİ Arıtma		İETT Bus: 48N, 62G, 62H, TM2		İSKİ Headquarters Building・AKOM Headquarters Building
5	Çobançeşme		İETT Bus: 48A, 49GB, 49Z, 50F, 50G, 50H, 50Z, TM1, TM2, TM5, TM11
6	Alibeyköy Cep Otogarı	Eyüpsultan	(Alibeyköy Cep Otogarı station) İETT Bus: 47L, 49GB, 49Z, 50AB, TM5	Viaduct	Alibeyköy Cep Otogarı (coach station)・5. Levent

Rolling stock

The M2 line in İstanbul uses both Hyundai Rotem and Alstom trains which operate with headways of 5 minutes on the line.

Future extension

A future extension southwest of Yenikapı is planned, with five new stations at Kocamustafapaşa, Silivrikapı, Veliefendi, Zeytinburnu and Bakırköy.

Gallery

• 
  M2 train build by Alstom
• 
  Levent station of the M2 and M6 line (old)
• 
  Interior of the trains
• 
  Golden Horn Metro Bridge
• 
  M2 train at Yenikapı station

See also

• Golden Horn Metro Bridge
• Istanbul modern tramways
• Istanbul nostalgic tramways
• Public transport in Istanbul
• İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality
• Metro İstanbul

External links

Media related to Istanbul Metro line M2 at Wikimedia Commons

• İstanbul Ulaşım – M2 Yenikapı - Haciosman Metro Line (official webpage)