M6 (Istanbul Metro)

M6 Levent–Boğaziçi Üniversitesi/Hisarüstü
M6 Levent–Boğaziçi Üniversitesi/Hisarüstü
Overview
Status	Operating
Owner	Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Locale	Istanbul, Turkey
Termini	Levent station, Beşiktaş; Boğaziçi Üni. station, Beşiktaş;
Stations	4
Website	M6
Service
Type	Rapid Transit
System	Istanbul Metro
Services	1
Route number	M6
Operator(s)	Metro Istanbul A.Ş.
Depot(s)	Seyrantepe
Rolling stock	12 Alstom ; 4 carriages per trainset
Daily ridership	20,000
History
Opened	19 April 2015; 9 years ago
Technical
Line length	3.3 km (2.1 mi)
Number of tracks	2 (1 between stations)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC Third rail
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map
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Line M6, officially referred to as the M6 Levent – Boğaziçi Üniversitesi/Hisarüstü line, is a 3.3-kilometre (2.1 mi)^[1] light metro line of the Istanbul Metro. It is colored tan on the maps and route signs. The line opened for public service on 19 April 2015.^[2] Except for the very small Tünel, this line is the shortest of the Istanbul Metro system with only four stations.^[1]

Overview

The project was a cooperation between Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and the Ministry of Transport, Maritime and Communication. The metro tunnel is a single tube, which is constructed 25 metres (82 ft) underground by New Austrian Tunnelling method (NATM).^[3] The 3.3-kilometre-long (2.1 mi) line with four stations^[1] connects to the M2 Yenikapı - Hacıosman metro line at Levent station. In terms of passenger capacity, 8,100 passengers per hour per direction can be transported,^[2] which makes this a light metro line rather than a fully rapid transit line. M6 operates two 4-car trains (which can be increased to three trains),^{[citation needed]} running with a top speed of 80 km/h (50 mph) speed with at least 5–minute headways during peak hours. The travel time between the termini stations is 6–7 minutes.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[1]

It was initially planned to go into public service on 29 October 2014, on the Republic Day, but the metro line ultimately opened on 19 April 2015.^[2]

Connection to the F4 funicular line is available from the Boğaziçi University station to go Aşiyan on the Bosphorus.

Stations

The M6 has a total of four stations, the least on any metro line in the city. The only connection to another metro line is at Levent, where connection to the M2 is available.

**M6 Levent-Boğaziçi Üniversitesi**
Station	District	Opened	Connections
Levent	Beşiktaş	19 April 2015	Istanbul Metro: İETT Bus: 25G, 27E, 27SE, 27T, 29, 29A, 29C, 29D, 29E, 29İ, 29P, 29Ş, 36L, 40B, 41AT, 41E, 42, 42M, 42Z, 49Z, 50Z, 62, 62G, 63, 64Ç, 65G, 121A, 121B, 121BS, 122B, 122C, 122D, 122Y, 522B, 522ST, 622
Nispetiye			İETT Bus: DT1, DT2 U1, U2
Etiler			İETT Bus: 43R, 59K, 59R, 59RS, 59UÇ, 559U
Boğaziçi Üniversitesi			İETT Bus: 43R, 59R, 59RS, 559C Istanbul Funicular:

Rolling stock

The line often uses two Alstom trains which are also used on M2, but sometimes one of the trains used is a Hyundai Rotem, again also used on M2.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "M6 Levent – Hisarüstü/Boğaziçi Üniversitesi". istanbululasim.com.tr (in Turkish). İstanbul Ulaşim A.Ş. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Istanbul opens Line M6". Railway Gazette International. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
^ ^a ^b Tekten, Erhan (24 January 2014). "Mini metro Taksim'e bağlanıyor". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
^ "Mini metro, metroya bağlanıyor". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 24 January 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
^ Aksu, Fatma (17 April 2015). "Topbaş: Mini metro Pazar günü açılıyor". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 17 August 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.