Kirazlı (Istanbul Metro)

Kirazlı, or Kirazlı-Bağcılar, is an underground rapid transit complex of the Istanbul Metro and is serviced by M1B and M3 lines.[2]

Kirazlı
Istanbul Metro rapid transit complex
The M3 platform.
Coordinates	41.0311°N 28.8419°E
Owned by	Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Line(s)	M1B M3
Platforms	1 island platform (M1B) 1 island platform (M3)
Tracks	2 (M1B) 2 (M3)
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	14 June 2013[1]
Electrified	750 V DC Overhead line (M1B) 1,500 V DC Overhead line (M3)
Services
Preceding station   Istanbul Metro   Following station Barbaros toward Halkalı Bağcılar Meydan toward Yenikapı Yenimahalle toward Kayaşehir Merkez Molla Gürani toward Bakırköy İDO

Kirazlı opened on 14 June 2013 as the southern terminus of the M3 line and eastern terminus of the M1B line. Since the M3 is considered a "continuation" of the M1B, passengers can transfer between these two lines for free. Kirazlı is the only station that offers free transfer in Istanbul. The station was inaugurated with a big ceremony in which officials from the Istanbul Municipality and Istanbul Ulaşım took part.

On January 12, 2017 Lakhe Mashrapov, a man convicted of the 2017 Istanbul Nightclub attack was seen in the station and service to the station was suspended due to a search in an attempt to find him.[3]

M1 platform

Layout

	Southbound	toward Yenikapı →
	Island platform
	Southbound	toward Yenikapı →

M3 platform

Layout

	Southbound	toward MetroKent, Olimpiyat →
	Island platform
	Southbound	toward MetroKent, Olimpiyat →

References

1. "M1 Yenikapı-Havaalanı-Kirazlı". İstanbul Ulaşım A.Ş. (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
2. "Istanbul Metro Map". Turkey Travel Planner. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
3. Şafak, Yeni. "Istanbul police evacuate metro over Istanbul attacker tip-off". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2017-01-14.