M7 (Istanbul Metro)

M7 Yıldız–Mahmutbey
M7 Yıldız–Mahmutbey
	Kağıthane Station
Overview
Status	In Operation; Mecidiyeköy - Mahmutbey; Mecidiyeköy - Yıldız (As Shuttle); Under Construction ; Kabataş - Yıldız; Mahmutbey - Esenyurt Meydan; In Project Phase ; Esenyurt Meydan - Saadetdere
Owner	Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Line number	M7
Locale	Istanbul, Turkey
Termini	Yıldız; Mahmutbey;
Stations	17
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Istanbul Metro
Services	1
Operator(s)	Metro Istanbul A.Ş.
Depot(s)	Tekstilkent
Rolling stock	80 Hyundai Rotem ; 4 carriages per trainset
History
Opened	October 28, 2020 (Mecidiyeköy - Mahmutbey section); January 2, 2023 (Mecidiyeköy - Yıldız section)
Technical
Line length	20 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	80 km/h (50 mph)
Signalling	CityFlo650, Bombardier Transportation
Route map
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The M7, officially referred to as the M7 Yıldız–Mahmutbey metro line (Turkish: M7 Yıldız–Mahmutbey metro hattı) is a rapid transit line of the Istanbul Metro system on the European part of Istanbul, Turkey. It is colored light pink on the maps and route signs. It is the first driverless rapid transit line of the European side of Istanbul.

On 20 December 20, 2013, the line was commissioned to Kalyon Group for construction.^[3] The groundbreaking ceremony was held on 9 February 2014. The line is 20 km (12 mi) long with 17 stations.

The line is divided into three phases.^[4] Currently, it is partly in service. The section between Mecidiyeköy and Mahmutbey was inaugurated on 28 October 2020.^[5] The Mecidiyeköy - Kabataş^[6] and Mahmutbey - Esenyurt Meydan^[7] phases are still under construction, and there is also a planned extension between the stations Esenyurt Meydan - Saadetdere.

When fully completed, The M7-line will be connecting twelve districts of the Istanbul metropolitan area, namely Beyoğlu, Beşiktaş, Şişli, Kağıthane, Eyüp, Gaziosmanpaşa, Esenler, Bağcılar, Küçükçekmece, Avcılar, Başakşehir and Esenyurt. It is projected that 300 cars of driverless metro trains will carry about one million passengers daily. The total travel time will be 31.5 minutes between the termini. The M7 line costs ₺ 3.7 billion (approx. US$1 billion).^[8]

It was opened on January 2, 2023 as a shuttle between Mecidiyeköy and Yıldız. When the Kabataş stage is opened, the direct line will continue to the shuttle operation place. From Mecidiyeköy, 1 platform goes to Mahmutbey direction, the other platform goes to Yıldız direction.

Trains run on the Mecidiyeköy - Mahmutbey section every 6 minutes, and on the Yıldız - Mecidiyeköy section every 12 minutes.

Stations[edit]

No	Station	District	Transfer	Type	Notes
1	Kabataş	Beyoğlu	・ (Kabataş Transfer Center)・ (Kabataş Terminal)・ (Kabataş Pier)・Dentur Avrasya İETT Bus: 22, 22B, 25E, 26, 26A, 26B, 27E, 27SE, 28, 28T, 29C, 29D, 30D, 41E, 43R, 58A, 58N, 58S, 58UL, 62, 63, 70KE	Underground	Dolmabahçe Palace・Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University ・İnönü / Vodafone Park Beşiktaş Stadium
2	Beşiktaş	Beşiktaş	(Beşiktaş Terminal)・ (Beşiktaş and Barbaros Hayrettin Paşa Piers)・Turyol・Dentur Avrasya İETT Bus: 22, 22RE, 25E, 26, 26A, 26B, 27E, 27SE, 28, 28T, 29A, 29C, 29D, 29E, 30A, 30D, 30M, 36G, 36L, 40B, 40T, 41E, 42T, 43R, 50L, 55B, 55ET, 57UL, 58A, 58N, 58S, 58UL, 62, 62G, 63, 129T, 559C, DT1, DT2, U1, U2	Underground	Beşiktaş Square・Great Beşiktaş Bazaar・Beşiktaş Culture Center・Bahçeşehir University
↑↑ Under Construction (planned to open in November 2025) ↑↑
3	Yıldız	Beşiktaş	Ortaköy-Yıldız Funicular Line (Project) İETT Bus: 27E, 27SE, 29A, 29C, 29D, 29E, 30A, 30M, 36G, 36L, 40B, 41E, 43R, 58A, 58N, 58S, 58UL, 62, 62G, 63, 129T, 559C, U1, U2	Underground	Yıldız Technical University Yıldız Campus・Yıldız Mosque・Sait Çiftçi State Hospital・Barbaros Boulevard
4	Fulya	Beşiktaş	İETT Bus:26B, 43	Underground	Darphane ve Damga Matbaası Genel Müdürlüğü
↑↑ In shuttle operation (until opening of Kabataş in November 2025) ↑↑
5	Mecidiyeköy	Şişli	(Şişli - Mecidiyeköy) ・ (Mecidiyeköy Station) İETT Bus: 25G, 27T, 29Ş, 30A, 30M, 32M, 33M, 33TM, 36M, 41AT, 46Ç, 46KT, 46T, 48, 48H, 48N, 48S, 49, 49A, 49G, 49GB, 49K, 49Y, 50C, 50S, 54Ç, 54E, 54HŞ, 54K, 54ÖR, 54P, 54T, 55, 59A, 59B, 59CH, 59K, 59N, 59R, 59UÇ, 62, 63, 64Ç, 65G, 66, 74, 74A, 750, 77, 77A, 79KM, 79M, 92M, 92Ş, 93M, 97M, 121A, 121B, 121BS, 122C, 122D, 122Y, 141A, 141M, 146E, 146M, 251, 252, 522, 522B, 522ST, 622, DT1, DT2, E-58, H-2, HM3, HM4	Underground	Büyükdere ave・Cevahir Shopping Mall・Profilo Shopping Mall・Trump Towers・Mecidiyeköy Square
6	Çağlayan	Kâğıthane	İETT Bus: 46Ç, 46KT, 46T, 48, 48H, 48N, 48S, 49, 50C, 65A, 77A, HM3	Underground	Istanbul Justice Palace・Hürriyet neighbourhood・Florence Nightingale Hospital
7	Kağıthane		・・İTÜ/Ayazağa - Kağıthane Metro Line İETT Bus: 41ST, 46Ç, 46T, 48, 48H, 48N, 48T, 50D, 62, 63, 64Ç, 65A, 65G, TM3	Viaduct	Kâğıthane Creek・Kağıthane Sadabad Theater・Cendere ave
8	Nurtepe		İETT Bus: 48N, 62G, 62H, TM1, TM2	Underground	Güzeltepe・İSKİ・AKOM
9	Alibeyköy	Eyüpsultan	(Alibeyköy Metro Tram Station) İETT Bus: 48A, 49GB, 50A, 50AC, 50B, 50C, 50D, 50E, 50G, 50K, 50L, 50N, 50S, 50T, 50V, 50Y, TM1, TM2, TM3, TM5, TM7, TM8, TM9, TM10, TM11, TM12, TM13, TM15, TM16, TM17, TM18, TM19	Viaduct	Alibeyköy Creek
10	Çırçır		İETT Bus: 37M, 37T, 37Y, 47F, 50P	Underground	İBB Tevfik Aydeniz Sports Facilities
11	Veysel Karani–Akşemsettin		İETT Bus: 36T, 39, 39A, 39D, 39O, 39Y, 47E, 47L, 49, 49A, 49K, 49T, 49Y, 94Y, TM7, TM8, TM19, TM10, TM11, TM12		Eyüp Park Shopping Mall・İsfanbul Theme Park
12	Yeşilpınar		İETT Bus: 36T, 39D, 39O, 39Y, 47L, 47N, 49, 49T, 49Y, 49Z, 94Y, 99Y, TM9, TM10, TM11		İBB Erdem Beyazıt Library
13	Kâzım Karabekir	Gaziosmanpaşa	İETT Bus: 36L, 36T, 38B, 38Z, 49, 49G, 88, 88A, HT5, MK49, MK53, TM9,
14	Yenimahalle		İETT Bus: 36ES, 38, 38E, 38G, 38KT, 38M, HT5		Gaziosmanpaşa Training and Research Hospital
15	Karadeniz Mahallesi		(Kiptaş - Venezia Tram Station) İETT Bus: 36A, 36CY, 36M, 36V, 336E		Venezia Mega Outlet・Metris
16	Giyimkent–Tekstilkent	Esenler	İETT Bus: 33, 33B, 33ES, 33M, 33TE, 33TM, 33Y, 98G, 98Y, HT11, MK53		Depot・Giyimkent・Tekstilkent
17	Oruç Reis - Yüzyıl	Esenler	İETT Bus: 33Y, 98Y, HT11
18	Göztepe Mahallesi	Bağcılar	İETT Bus: 31Y, 76A, 76O, 78, 78FB, 78H, 89C, 89T, 91E, 97GE, 97M, 141A, 141M, 146A, 146B, 146K, 146M, 146T, 303B, HT11, MK92		Medipol University Hospital
19	Mahmutbey	Bağcılar	İETT Bus: 141K, 141M, 144M, 89C, 89T, 91E, 97E, 97GE, 97M, 98A, 98M, H-1, HT10
↓↓ Under Construction (inauguration planned in 2026) ↓↓
20	Bölge Parkı	Bağcılar		Underground
21	Atatürk Mahallesi	Küçükçekmece	İETT Bus: 36AY, 76O, 78ZB, 79FY, 79K, 89C, 89F, 89M, 98, 98H, 89KM, 98MB, 141K, 141M, H-3 HS1, MK19, MK3
22	Toplu Konutlar		İETT Bus: 78G, 78Ş, 89, 89T, 89YB, 98AB, 98T, 141A, 141K, MR40, MR52		ArenaPark Shopping Mall
23	Tema Park		(Halkalı Stadı) İETT Bus: 76V, 78G, 78Ş, 89A, 89K, 98S, 141M, 89YB, HT1, HT2, KÇ2, MK31, MR40, MR50, MR51		Halkalı Stadium
24	Hastane		İETT Bus: 36AS, 36AY, 78G, 78Ş, 76A, 79Ş, 76V, 79Y, 89T, 89A, 89K, 89T, 98S, 141A, 141K, 141M, 142B, 142E, 142T, 144M, 146A, 146T, HT1, KÇ2, MK16, MK31, MR40, MR50, MR51		Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital
↓↓ Inauguration planned by 2030 (awaiting construction) ↓↓
25	Tahtakale	Avcılar	İETT Bus: 147	Underground
26	Ispartakule	Avcılar	İETT Bus: 76A, 76T, 76V, 142B, 142E, 146A, 146F, 146T, 147, E-56, E-57, E-58, E-59, HS2, MK14, MK15, MR51
27	Bahçeşehir	Başakşehir	İETT Bus: 76D, 142, 142B, 144K, 146A, 146F, 146T, 147, MK15, MR51
28	Esenkent	Esenyurt	Ambarlı - Hadımköy Metro Line (under planning phase) İETT Bus: 76D, 142, 142A, 142ES, 144A, 144K, 146A, 146F, E-57, E-58		Akbatı Mall・İstinye University Hospital
29	Ardıçlı		İETT Bus: 76D, 142, 142B, 142E, 144A, 146, 147
30	Esenyurt Meydan		İETT Bus: 76D, 142, 142A, 142B, 142E, 142ES, 142T, 144A, 146, 147, ES1		Esenyurt square
↓↓ Proposed (inauguration planned after 2030) ↓↓
31	Nazım Hikmet	Esenyurt	İETT Bus: 142B, 145M, ES1	Underground
32	Esenyurt Belediye		İETT Bus: 76D, 142, 142E, 144A, 146, 147, HS2		Esenyurt Municipality
33	Firuzköy		İETT Bus: 76D, 142, 142A, 142ES, 142F, 142K, 144A, 146, 147
34	Saadetdere	Avcılar	İETT Bus: 76, 76BA, 76C, 76G, 76TM, 76Y, 145, 303A, 400A, 401, 401T, 418, 429, 429A, 448, 458, BM4, HT29, HT48		Saadetdere Metrobus Station

M7 Mecidiyeköy - Mahmutbey section[edit]

Şişli/Mecidiyeköy - Mahmutbey section opened on 28 October 2020, the Şişli/Meciyeköy - Mahmutbey section of the M7-line serves 15 metro stations across six districts of the Istanbul City. The line is 18 km (11 mi) long. The combined length of the entire metro system in Istanbul has thus reached 172.25 km (107.03 mi). The line is the second in automatic train operation (ATO) of Istanbul after the M5 Üsküdar–Çekmeköy line, and the first ATO line on the European side of the city. All stations have platform screen doors, opening only when the train is stopped at the platform.^[5]