Samandıra Merkez station
Samandıra Merkez  | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Osmangazi Neighborhood, Osmangazi Street, 34887 Sancaktepe, Istanbul Turkey | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°59′1″N 29°13′53″E / 40.98361°N 29.23139°E | ||||||||||
| System | Istanbul Metro rapid transit station | ||||||||||
| Owner | Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality | ||||||||||
| Operator | Istanbul Metro | ||||||||||
| Line |  M5 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 Island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  İETT Bus:Osmangazi Sapağı Otobüs Durağı: 11SA, 11ÜS, 14KS, 14S, 18E, 18F, 18UK, 18V,18Y, 18Ü, 19SB, 122H, 131, 131A, 131B, 131H, 131V, 131Y 131Ü, 132M, 132N, 132S, 132SB, 132YB, 132YM, 132ÇK, 320A, 522ST, KM70, UM60, UM73  Istanbul Minibus: Kartal - Merve Mahallesi, Dudullu - Sultanbeyli, Kartal - Sultanbeyli | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||
Cycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 16 March 2024[1] | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1,500 V DC Overhead line | ||||||||||
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Samandıra Merkez is an underground station on the M5 line of the Istanbul Metro.[2][3] It is located under Osmangazi Street in the Osmangazi neighborhood of Sancaktepe. It was opened on 16 March 2024 with the M5 line extension from Çekmeköy to Samandıra Merkez,[1] and served as the eastern terminus of the line until the extension to Sultanbeyli opened on 22 May 2026.[4]
History
TBM-3, which started tunneling from Sancaktepe Station on 12 February 2022, reached this station on 20 June 2022. The TBM then continued tunneling towards Veysel Karani on 1 March 2023.[5]
Station layout
| Platform level | Westbound | ← toward Üsküdar (Sancaktepe) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Eastbound | toward Sultanbeyli (Veysel Karani) → | |
Operation information
The line operates between 06:00 and 00:00 with a train frequency of 4 minutes and 40 seconds during peak hours and 7 minutes at all other times.[6] The line also operates night metro services between 00:00 and 06:00 on Saturdays and Sundays, with trains running every 30 minutes. This provides 66 hours of uninterrupted service between Friday and Sunday. During these hours, fares are charged at double the price.[7][8]
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Platform
References
- 1 2 "ÇEKMEKÖY-SAMANDIRA METRO HATTI AÇILDI: 15 GÜN ÜCRETSİZ OLACAK" (in Turkish). IMM. 16 March 2024. Archived from the original on 15 November 2025.
- ↑ "Üsküdar-Sultanbeyli Metro Line". www.metro.istanbul (in Turkish). Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ↑ "Istanbul Metro Map" (PDF). Metro Istanbul. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ↑ "SULTANBEYLİ METROSUNA KAVUŞTU". İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi - İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality (in Turkish). 22 May 2026. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
- ↑ "İÇEKMEKÖY - SANCAKTEPE – SULTANBEYLİ METROSU 6 AY ERKEN BİTECEK". ibb.istanbul (in Turkish). Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. 19 August 2022. Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ↑ "Schedules". Metro Istanbul (in Turkish). 10 March 2024. Archived from the original on 10 March 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
After selecting the relevant line and station, the departure times can be accessed.
- ↑ "Night Metro" (in Turkish). Metro Istanbul. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ "Gece Metrosu Girişler" [Night Metro Entrances] (PDF). Metro Istanbul (in Turkish). Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2026.