Kocatepe (Istanbul Metro)

Kocatepe
Istanbul Metro
Istanbul Metro rapid transit station
Coordinates 41°02′55″N 28°53′45″E / 41.048502°N 28.895719°E / 41.048502; 28.895719Coordinates: 41°02′55″N 28°53′45″E / 41.048502°N 28.895719°E / 41.048502; 28.895719
Owned by Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Line(s) Line M1 Line M1
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened 3 September 1989[1]

Kocatepe is a rapid transit station on the M1 line of the Istanbul Metro. It is located in central Bayrampaşa in the southern part of the neighborhoods Kocatepe. The station is on the north side of the Forum Istanbul Shopping Mall and has direct access to the mall. Kocatepe was opened on 3 September 1989 as part of the first rapid transit line in Istanbul as well as Turkey and is one of the six original stations of the M1 line. The station briefly served as the western terminus of the M1 between September and December 1989 until the line was extended to Esenler.

Layout

Track 2 toward Atatürk Havalimanı (Otogar)
toward Kirazlı (Otogar)
Island platform
Track 1 toward Yenikapı (Sağmalcılar)
toward Yenikapı (Sağmalcılar)

References

  1. "M1 Yenikapı-Havaalanı-Kirazlı". İstanbul Ulaşım A.Ş.
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