Aksaray is a rapid transit station on the M1 line of the Istanbul Metro.[2] It is located in central Fatih under Adnan Menderes Boulevard near Aksaray square. Aksaray was opened on 3 September 1989 as part of the first rapid transit line in Istanbul and Turkey. Between 1989 and 2014, Aksaray was the eastern terminus of the M1. On 9 November 2014, the M1 was extended 0.8 kilometres (0.50 mi) south to Yenikapı Transfer Center where connections to the M2 line and Marmaray as well as İDO seabus service are available. From Aksaray connection to the T1 tram line is available via a short walk to Yusufpaşa station. Connections to İETT bus service are also available.
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| Istanbul Metro rapid transit station | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | Adnan Menderes Blv., İskenderpaşa Mah. 34096 Fatih | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°00′40″N 28°56′56″E / 41.0111°N 28.9489°E | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |  M1A M1B | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Istanbul Tram:  T1 at Yusufpaşa İETT Bus: 31Y, 32T, 33TE, 38, 38Z, 39, 39D, 39K, 39Ç, 50Y, 76E, 78, 78H, 79T, 88A, 89T, 90B, 91E, 92A, 97G, 146B, 146T, 336, YH-1 Istanbul Minibus: Aksaray-Güzeltepe, Aksaray-İmar Blokları, Aksaray-Karayolları, Aksaray-Vialand, Aksaray-Yıldıztabya, Pazariçi-Aksaray | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 3 September 1989[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 750 V DC Overhead line | ||||||||||||||
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Layout
edit| Track 2 | ←  toward Atatürk Havalimanı←  toward Kirazlı
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| Island platform | ||
| Track 1 | toward Yenikapı → toward Yenikapı→
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References
edit- ^ "M1 Yenikapı-Havaalanı-Kirazlı". İstanbul Ulaşım A.Ş. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Istanbul Metro Map". Turkey Travel Planner. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
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