M5 (Istanbul Metro)

Line M5, officially referred to as the M5 Üsküdar–Çekmeköy line (Turkish: M5 Üsküdar–Çekmeköy metro hattı), is a rapid transit line of the İstanbul Metro System. It is the second rapid transit line on the Asian side of İstanbul, the other in service since August 2012, the M4.[3] Furthermore, it is the first driverless rapid transit line in Turkey.

M5 Üsküdar–Çekmeköy
Ümraniye Station
Overview
Status	Operating
Owner	Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Locale	Istanbul, Turkey
Termini	Üsküdar Çekmeköy
Stations	16
Service
Type	Rapid Transit
System	Istanbul Metro
Services	1
Route number	M5
Operator(s)	Metro Istanbul A.Ş.
Depot(s)	Dudullu
Rolling stock	126 Mitsubishi[1] 6 carriages per trainset
History
Opened	December 15, 2017
Technical
Line length	20[2] km (12 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	1,500 V DC Overhead line
Operating speed	70 km/h (43 mph)
Route map Üsküdar Fıstıkağacı Bağlarbaşı Altunizade Kısıklı Bulgurlu—Libadiye Ümraniye Çarşı Yamanevler Çakmak Ihlamurkuyu Altınşehir İmam Hatip Dudullu M8 Line Necip Fazıl Çekmeköy

Overview

The construction of the 16.9-kilometre-long (10.5 mi) line in the west–east direction with 16 stations between Üsküdar and Çekmeköy, and its connection line to the depot with 3 km (1.9 mi) length began on 20 March 2012. Projected to cost about €564 million, the line is built by the Doğuş Construction Group and was expected to open in May 2015; however, the expected opening day was then revised to 20 September 2016, until it became clear that it would not open then. According to news in Turkish TV in November 2016, half of the M5 line (Üsküdar - Ümraniye) would open in January 2017, with driverless trains, and then in early 2017 the new opening date was stated to be 22 March providing there are no further delays.[4] But in April 2017 the opening date had been postponed further to 30 August 2017.[5] Later it was postponed further, first to 14 September 2017 and then to 29 October 2017. Finally the line was opened on 15 December 2017.

Earlier plans [6] to extend M5 to Sabiha Gökçen International Airport in the future have been cancelled, with the M4 instead being planned to extend to this airport.

Stations

The M5 has a total of 16 stations. Together with these 16 stations, 8 more are planned within the M5's eastward extension to Sultanbeyli. All stations have protective barriers with automatic doors, opening only when the train is stopped at the platform.

Station list of the Üsküdar–Çekmeköy metro line

M5 Üsküdar-Çekmeköy

Station	District	Opened	Connections
Üsküdar	Üsküdar	15 December 2017	TCDD Taşımacılık: Marmaray Şehir Hatları Turyol Dentur İETT Bus: 15, 15B, 15C, 15E, 15H, 15K, 15KÇ, 15M, 15N, 15P, 15R, 15S, 15T, 15Y, 15ŞN, 15Z
Fıstıkağacı		15 December 2017	İETT Bus: 2, 9, 9Ç, 9Ş, 9Ü, 9ÜD, 11A, 11BE, 11C, 11D, 11E, 11EK, 11ES, 11G, 11K, 11L, 11M, 11N, 11ST, 11T, 11Ü, 11Ü, 11ÜS, 11Y, 12A, 12ÜS, 139, 139A, 320, D1
Bağlarbaşı		15 December 2017	İETT Bus: 2, 3, 9, 9A, 9Ç, 9Ş, 9Ü, 9ÜD, 11A, 11BE, 11C, 11D, 11E, 11EK, 11ES, 11G, 11K, 11L, 11M, 11N, 11P, 11ST, 11Ü, 11ÜS, 11Y, 12A, 12ÜS, 13, 13AB, 13B, 13TD, 14, 14D, 14F, 14K, 14M, 14R, 14Y, 14YK, 15F, 125, 129T, 139, 139A, 320, 500A, D1, MR9
Altunizade		15 December 2017	Metrobus: 34G, 34AS, 34A, 34Z İETT Bus: 9, 9A, 9Ç, 9Ş, 9T, 9Ü, 9ÜD, 11, 11A, 11BE, 11C, 11D, 11E, 11EK, 11G, 11K, 11L, 11M, 11N, 11P, 11SA, 11ST, 11ÜS, 11V, 11Y, 12ÜS, 13, 13B, 13TD, 14, 14D, 14F, 14FD, 14K, 14M, 14R, 14Y, 14YK, 15F, 125, 129T, 139, 139A, 320, D1, MR9
Kısıklı		15 December 2017	İETT Bus: 9, 9A, 9Ç, 9Ş, 9T, 9Ü, 9ÜD, 11, 11A, 11D, 11E, 11EK, 11G, 11K, 11L, 11M, 11N, 11P, 11SA, 11ST, 11ÜS, 11V, 11Y, 12ÜS, 13, 13AB, 13B, 13TD, 14, 14D, 14F, 14FD, 14K, 14R, 14Y, 14YK, 129T, 320, 522, D1, MR9, TB2
Bulgurlu—Libadiye		15 December 2017	İETT Bus: 6, 8E, 9K, 11E, 11EK, 11L, 11M, 11N, 14B, 14DK, 14E, 14ES, 15BK, 15ÇK, 15SK, 15YK
Ümraniye	Ümraniye	15 December 2017	İETT Bus: 9A, 9Ç, 9Ş, 9Ü, 9ÜD, 10, 11D, 11G, 11K, 11P, 11V, 13, 13B, 13H, 13TD, 14, 14B, 14DK, 14E, 14ES, 14K, 14YE, 19D, 20, 131, 131A, 131C, 131T, 131TD, 131Ü, 131YS, 138, 139, 139A, 320, 522, D1
Çarşı		15 December 2017	İETT Bus: 9A, 9Ç, 9Ş, 9Ü, 9ÜD, 10, 11D, 11G, 11K, 11P, 11V, 13, 13B, 13H, 13TD, 14, 14B, 14DK, 14E, 14ES, 14K, 14YE, 19D, 20, 131, 131A, 131B, 131C, 131T, 131TD, 131YS, 131Ü, 138, 139, 139A, 320, 522
Yamanevler		15 December 2017	İETT Bus: 9A, 9Ç, 9Ş, 9Ü, 9ÜD, 10, 11G, 11H, 11P, 11V, 11ÇB, 13, 13B, 13H, 13TD, 14, 14B, 14E, 14ES, 14YE, 19D, 131, 131A, 131B, 131C, 131TD, 131YS, 131Ü, 138, 320, 522
Çakmak		21 October 2018	İETT Bus: 8K, 9Ç, 9Ş, 9Ü, 9ÜD, 10, 11H, 11P, 11V, 11ÇB, 13, 13H, 13TD, 14, 14B, 14ES, 14YE, 19D, 20Ü, 131, 131A, 131B, 131C, 131T, 131TD, 131YS, 131Ü, 138, 139, 139A, 320, 522
Ihlamurkuyu		21 October 2018	İETT Bus: 8K, 9, 9Ç, 9Ş, 9Ü, 9ÜD, 11ÇB, 11G, 11H, 11P, 11V, 13TD, 14, 14B, 15SD, 19D, 20Ü, 14YE, 11ÇB, 122C, 131, 131A, 131B, 131C, 131H, 131TD, 131Ü, 139T, 320, 522, 522B, E-3
Altınşehir		21 October 2018	İETT Bus: 9Ç, 9Ş, 9Ü, 9ÜD, 11ÇB, 11G, 11P, 11V, 14, 14YE, 15SD, 19D, 131A, 131B, 131C, 131H, 131TD, 131Ü, 320, 522, 522B
İmam Hatip		21 October 2018	İETT Bus:
Dudullu		21 October 2018	İETT Bus:
Necip Fazıl		21 October 2018	İETT Bus:
Çekmeköy		21 October 2018	İETT Bus:

See also

• Public transport in Istanbul
• Istanbul Metro
• Istanbul modern tramways
• Istanbul nostalgic tramways
• Marmaray

References

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3. "I-8- Üsküdar-Ümraniye–Çekmeköy Metrosu İnşaat ve Elektromekanik İşleri" (in Turkish). İBB. Archived from the original on 1 June 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
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