Çekmeköy (Istanbul Metro)

Çekmeköy is an underground station on the M5 line of the Istanbul Metro in Çekmeköy.[1] The station is located on Şile Highway in the Mehmet Akif neighborhood of Çekmeköy. Connection to IETT city buses is available from at street level.

Çekmeköy
Istanbul Metro rapid transit station
LocationMehmet Akif Neighborhood, Şile Highway 34782
Çekmeköy
Coordinates41.014537°N 29.189545°E / 41.014537; 29.189545
Owned byIstanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Operated byMetro Istanbul
Line(s) M5
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened21 October 2018
Electrified1,500 V DC Overhead line
Services
Preceding station   Istanbul Metro   Following station
toward Üsküdar
Terminus

The M5 line operates as fully automatic unattended train operation (UTO). The station consists of an island platform with two tracks. Since the M5 is an ATO line, protective gates on each side of the platform open only when a train is in the station.

Çekmeköy station was opened on 21 October 2018.[2]

The station has 2 exits. There are 6 elevators and 12 escalators.

Station layout
Z Enter/Exit↓
B1 Underpass ↓
B2 Underpass → Ticket Hall ↓
B3 Platform
Platform level Westbound ← toward Üsküdar
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound toward Last Stop → (third stage is under constuction)

Connections

Connection to IETT city buses is available from at street level.

City buses; 9ÇN, 122D, 122H, 131K, 132ÇK, 522, 522B,  ÇM44, UM40, UM60, UM61, UM62, UM73[3]

Ongoing M5 line construction (future service)

As of 2021, the last station of the east side of the 20-kilometer M5 metro line is Çekmeköy station. M5 Çekmeköy- Sancaktepe - Sultanbeyli metro, which is under construction, will have a total length of 30.9 kilometres in case the third stage is completed.[4]

References
  1. "Üsküdar-Çekmeköy Metro Hattı". www.metro.istanbul. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  2. Gazetesi, Dünya (2018-10-21). "Sürücüsüz metronun ikinci etabı açılıyor". Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  3. "Çekmeköy city buses". 4 February 2021.
  4. "Çekmeköy Sancaktepe Sultanbeyli metro durakları nerede? M5 durak listesi". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-02-04.
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