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Samandıra Merkez (Istanbul Metro)

Coordinates: 40°59′01″N 29°13′52″E / 40.983611°N 29.231111°E / 40.983611; 29.231111
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Samandıra Merkez
Istanbul Metro
Istanbul Metro rapid transit station
Platform
General information
LocationOsmangazi Neighbourhood, Osmangazi Street
Sancaktepe, Istanbul, Turkey
Coordinates40°59′01″N 29°13′52″E / 40.983611°N 29.231111°E / 40.983611; 29.231111
Owned byIstanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Operated byIstanbul Metro
Line(s)Line M5 M5
Platforms1 Island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus interchange 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
Bus transport Istanbul Minibus: Kartal - Merve Mahallesi, Dudullu - Sultanbeyli, Kartal - Sultanbeyli
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
Opened16 March 2024; 9 months ago (2024-03-16)[1]
Electrified1,500 V DC Overhead line
Services
Preceding station Istanbul Metro Following station
Sancaktepe
towards Üsküdar
M5 Line Terminus

Samandıra Merkez is an underground station on the M5 line of the Istanbul Metro.[2][3] 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 June 2025.[1]

History

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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

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Platform level Westbound Line M5 toward Üsküdar (Sancaktepe)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound Line M5 termination platform →
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References

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  1. ^ a b "ÇEKMEKÖY-SAMANDIRA METRO HATTI AÇILDI: 15 GÜN ÜCRETSİZ OLACAK" (in Turkish). IMM. 2024-03-16. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  2. ^ "Üsküdar-Samandıra Merkez Metro Line". www.metro.istanbul (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  3. ^ "Istanbul Metro Map" (PDF). Metro Istanbul. 2023-08-01. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  4. ^ "TBM Samandıra Metro İstasyonu'na ulaştı". twitter.com (in Turkish). Doç Dr. Pelin Alpkökin. 2022-06-20. Archived from the original on 2022-06-20.
  5. ^ "İÇEKMEKÖY - SANCAKTEPE – SULTANBEYLİ METROSU 6 AY ERKEN BİTECEK". ibb.istanbul (in Turkish). Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. 2022-08-19. Archived from the original on 2022-08-22. Retrieved 2024-03-18.