M4 (Istanbul Metro)

M4 Kadıköy–Tavşantepe
	Yenisahra station
Overview
Status	Operating
Owner	İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Locale	Istanbul, Turkey
Termini	Kadıköy station, Kadıköy; Tavşantepe station, Pendik
Stations	19 (4 stations are under construction)
Website	M4
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Istanbul Metro
Services	1
Route number	M4
Operator(s)	Metro Istanbul A.Ş.
Depot(s)	Maltepe
Rolling stock	144 CAF[1] ; 4 carriages per trainset
Daily ridership	134,524 (2013)
History
Opened	17 August 2012
Technical
Line length	26.5 km (16.5 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	100 km/h (62 mph)
Route map

The M4, officially referred to as the M4 Kadıköy–Tavşantepe metro line (Turkish: M4 Kadıköy–Tavşantepe metro hattı), is a 26.5-kilometre (16.5 mi), 19-station[2] rapid transit line of the Istanbul Metro. Running between Kadıköy and Tavsantepe, it is the first rapid transit line operating on the Asian side of Istanbul. The M4 mostly runs under State road D100, parallel to the Istanbul-Ankara railway and is entirely underground.

The M4 opened on 17 August 2012[3] with a large ceremony in Kadıköy, in which Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan personally took part in. On 29 October 2013, with the opening of Marmaray rail service under the Bosphorus, Ayrılık Çeşmesi station was opened to allow passengers to transfer between lines.[4][5] On 10 October 2016, 3 new station added to the line (Yakacık Station, Pendik Station and Tavşantepe Station). [6]

History

A plan to build a subway line on the Asian side of İstanbul was approved in 2005. In 2008, a €751 million construction contract was awarded to a consortium of Astaldi, Makyol and Gülermak. The rolling stock was ordered from the Spanish company CAF.[7] In mid-2010, the construction of the tunnels was completed and the track laying started. The route has connections with TCDD's Marmaray system at Ayrılıkçeşmesi and the İstanbul Metrobus system at Ünalan. The scheduled opening date was December 2011 up to Kartal, but it was postponed because of signalization works.[8]

Stations

The M4 has a total of 19 stations in operation, with 4 more under construction.

**M4 Kadıköy-Tavşantepe**
Station	District	Opened	Connections
Kadıköy	Kadıköy	17 August 2012	Şehir Hatları İDO Turyol İETT Bus: 1, 3, 3A, 3B, 8, 8A, 11D, 12A, 12H, 13, 13B, 14, 14A, 14C, 14D, 14DK, 14E, 14F, 14K, 14KS, 14R, 14S, 14ŞB, 14Y, 16, 16D, 16K, 16KH, 16Y, 17, 17L, 18K, 19, 19F, 19S, 21A, 21C, 21G, 21K, 21U, 110, 120M, 125, 130Ş, 222, 319, 500A, 500T Havabüs
Ayrılık Çeşmesi		29 October 2013	TCDD Taşımacılık: Marmaray İETT Bus:
Acıbadem		17 August 2012	İETT Bus: 3A, 11T, 13M, 13Y, 14A, 14BK, 14DK, 15BK, 16A, 16B, 16C, 16F, 16KH, 16M, 16U, 16Y, 16Z, 17K, 18E, 18K, 18Y, 18Ü, 19, 19A, 19B, 19E, 19FK, 19H, 19T, 19Z, 20E, 20Ü, 21B, 21C, 21G, 21K, 21U, 130, 130A, 130Ş, 319, 320A, E-10, E-11
Ünalan		17 August 2012	Metrobus: 34A, 34AS, 34G, 34Z İETT Bus: 3A, 11T, 130, 13M, 13Y, 14A, 14BK, 14DK, 15BK, 16A, 16, B, 16C, 16F, 16KH, 16M, 16S, 16U, 16Y, 16Z, 17K, 17P, 18A, 18E, 18K, 18M, 18Ü, 18V, 18Y, 19, 19A, 19B, 19E, 19FK, 19H, 19T, 19Z, 20E, 20Ü, 21B, 21C, 21G, 21K, 21U, 130A, 130Ş, 319, 320A, E-10, E-11 Havabüs
Göztepe		17 August 2012	İETT Bus: 3A, 8E, 9K, 10E, 10G, 11T, 13M, 13Y, 14A, 14B, 14BK, 14ES, 15BK, 15ÇK, 15SK, 16A, 16B, 16C, 16F, 16KH, 16M, 16S, 16U, 16Y, 16Z, 17K, 17P, 18A, 18E, 18K, 18M, 18Ü, 18V, 18Y, 19, 19A, 19B, 19E, 19FK, 19H, 19T, 19Z, 20D, 20E, 20K, 20Ü, 21B, 21C, 21G, 21K, 21U, 129T, 130, 130A, 130Ş, 202, 251, 252, 319, 320A, E-10, E-11
Yenisahra		17 August 2012	İETT Bus: 8A, 8Y Havabüs
Kozyatağı		17 August 2012	İETT Bus: 14KS, 14T, 15KB, 16A, 16B, 16C, 16F, 16FK, 16KH, 16S, 16U, 16Y, 16Z, 17K, 17P, 19, 19B, 19FK, 19H, 19Z, 21B, 21C, 21G, 21K, 21U, 129L, 129T, 130, 130A, 130Ş, 251, 252, 319, 500T, E-10
Bostancı		17 August 2012	İETT Bus: 10, 13AB, 14KS, 14T, 15KB, 16A, 16B, 16C, 16F, 16KH, 16S, 16U, 16Y, 16Z, 17K, 17P, 19, 19B, 19D, 19FK, 19H, 19SB, 19Z, 21B, 21C, 21G, 21K, 21U, 129L, 130, 130A, 130Ş, 251, 319, 500T, E-10
Küçükyalı	Maltepe	17 August 2012	İETT Bus: 16A, 16B, 16C, 16KH, 16S, 16U, 16Y, 16Z, 17K, 17P, 19B, 19H, 19Z, 21C, 21G, 21K, 21U, 130, 130A, 130Ş, 251, 500T, KM41, KM45
Maltepe		17 August 2012	İETT Bus: 16A, 16B, 16C, 16KH, 16S, 16U, 16Y, 16Z, 17K, 17P, 21C, 21G, 21K, 21U, 130, 130A, 130Ş, 133N, 251, 500T, E-10, KM42, KM43, KM44
Huzurevi		17 August 2012	İETT Bus: 16B, 16C, 16KH, 16S, 16U, 16Y, 16Z, 17K, 17P, 21C, 21G, 21K, 21U, 130, 130A, 130Ş, 133N, 136, 136R, 136Z, 251, 500T, E-10
Gülsuyu		17 August 2012	İETT Bus: 16B, 16C, 16KH, 16S, 16U, 16Y, 16Z, 17K, 17P, 21K, 21U, 130, 130A, 130Ş, 133N, 251, 500T, E-10
Esenkent		17 August 2012	İETT Bus: 16B, 16C, 16KH, 16S, 16U, 16Y, 16Z, 17K, 17P, 21K, 21U, 130, 130A, 130Ş, 500T, E-10, KM30, KM33
Hastane—Adliye	Kartal	17 August 2012	İETT Bus: 16C, 16KH, 16S, 16U, 16Z, 17K, 17P, 21K, 17S, 21K, 21U, 130, 130A, 130E, 130Ş, 132G, 134YK, 251, 500T, E-10, KM11, KM21, KM23, KM25, KM29, KM32, KM60, KM70, KM71
Soğanlık		17 August 2012	İETT Bus: 16C, 16KH, 16S, 16Z, 17K, 17P, 21K, 130, 130A, 130E, 130Ş, 132G, 132M, 134GK, 251, 500T, E-10, KM11, KM12, KM21, KM23, KM25, KM29, KM32, KM60, KM70, KM71
Kartal		17 August 2012	İETT Bus: 16C, 16KH, 16S, 16Z, 17K, 17P, 21K, 130, 130A, 130E, 130Ş, 131K, 131V, 131Y, 132C, 132ÇK, 132G, 132M, 132N, 132S, 132T, 132Y, 132Z, 134, 134CK, 134GK, 134K, 134UK, 251, 500T, E-10, KM11, KM12, KM21, KM23, KM25, KM29, KM31, KM32, KM60, KM70, KM71
Yakacık—Adnan Kahveci		10 October 2016	İETT Bus: 16C, 16KH, 16Z, 17K, 17P, 130, 130A, 130E, 130Ş, 132G, 132Ş, 132T, 251, 500T, E-10, KM11, KM12, KM23, KM25, KM29
Pendik	Pendik	10 October 2016	İETT Bus: 16C, 16KH, 16Z, 17K, 17P, 130, 130A, 130E, 130G, 130Ş, 132, 132A, 132B, 132D, 132E, 132H, 132K, 132P, 132G, 133GP, 132T, 132Y, 251, 500T, E-9, E-10, KM10, KM11, KM12, KM13, KM23, KM24, KM25, KM28, KM29
Tavşantepe		10 October 2016	İETT Bus: 16KH, 17K, 17P, 130, 130A, 130E, 130Ş, 132F, 132T, 132Y, 500T, E-9, KM2, KM10, KM11, KM12, KM13, KM14, KM23, KM24, KM29
Hastane		2021 (Expected)
Şeyhli		2021 (Expected)
Kurtköy		2021 (Expected)
Sabiha Gökçen		2021 (Expected)	TCDD Taşımacılık: Yüksek Hızlı Tren İETT Bus: Havabüs

Specifications

The stations Kadıköy, Ayrılıkçeşmesi, Ünalan and Göztepe are situated below sea level. The average distance between the stations is 1,300 m (1,400 yd). The distance between the stations at Maltepe and Huzurevi is the shortest at 800 m (870 yd). The distance between Bostancı and Küçükyalı is the longest with 2,300 m (2,500 yd). The Operation Control Center of the line is situated in Esenkent and the depot is located in Maltepe. Another depot is to be built in Kaynarca in 2016 when the line extends there .[9]

Train frequency is currently every 150 seconds during peak hours and could be shortened to 90 seconds later on. Trains remain at stations for an average of 15 seconds. Four-car trains have a 1,000 passenger capacity and eight-car trains have 2,000 capacity. Ridership capacity in one direction is 70,000 passengers hourly. Total travel time of the entire line is around 40 minutes.[9]

Rolling Stock

M4 is operated by CAF trains (144 cars in total) every 150 seconds during peak hours. The frequency is much less on weekends and during off-peak hours.

References

"Kadıköy-Kartal Metro Hattı 144 Adet Metro Aracı Alımı İşi" (in Turkish). İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi. Archived from the original on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
"M4 Kadıköy-Kartal Metro Hattı" (in Turkish). İstanbul Ulaşım. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
"Yüzde 50 müjdesiyle geliyor". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2012-08-17. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
"Kadıköy - Kartal Metrosu Ayrılıkçeşme İstasyonu ihalesi" (in Turkish). Emlak Kulisi. 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
"Marmaray tunnel opens to link Europe with Asia". Railway Gazette International. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
"İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi". www.ibb.istanbul. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
"Kadiköy - Kartal metro opened by Prime Minister". Railway Gazette International. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
{{cite web |url=http://www.istanbul.net.tr/istanbul-Haberler/kadikoy-kartal-metro-hatti-temmuzda-acilacak/750/1 |publisher=İstanbul Net |title=Kadıköy-Kartal Metro Hattı Temmuzda Açılacak |date=2012-03-02 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2013-11-16 }
"Kadıköy-Kartal Metro Hattı" (in Turkish). İBB. Archived from the original on 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2012-12-11.

External links

Media related to Istanbul Metro line M4 at Wikimedia Commons

İstanbul Ulaşım – M4 Kadikoy-Kartal Metro Line (official webpage)

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[1] "Kadıköy-Kartal Metro Hattı 144 Adet Metro Aracı Alımı İşi" (in Turkish). İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi. Archived from the original on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2013-11-16.

[iu-2] "M4 Kadıköy-Kartal Metro Hattı" (in Turkish). İstanbul Ulaşım. Retrieved 2015-10-04.

[3] "Yüzde 50 müjdesiyle geliyor". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2012-08-17. Retrieved 2013-11-16.

[4] "Kadıköy - Kartal Metrosu Ayrılıkçeşme İstasyonu ihalesi" (in Turkish). Emlak Kulisi. 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2013-11-16.

[5] "Marmaray tunnel opens to link Europe with Asia". Railway Gazette International. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2015.

[6] "İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi". www.ibb.istanbul. Retrieved 2016-10-10.

[7] "Kadiköy - Kartal metro opened by Prime Minister". Railway Gazette International. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2015.

[8] {{cite web |url=http://www.istanbul.net.tr/istanbul-Haberler/kadikoy-kartal-metro-hatti-temmuzda-acilacak/750/1 |publisher=İstanbul Net |title=Kadıköy-Kartal Metro Hattı Temmuzda Açılacak |date=2012-03-02 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2013-11-16 }

[ibb-9] "Kadıköy-Kartal Metro Hattı" (in Turkish). İBB. Archived from the original on 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2012-12-11.