M1 (Istanbul Metro)
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Line M1, officially referred to as the M1 Yenikapı–Atatürk Airport/Kirazlı metro line, also known as the Istanbul Light Metro, is a rapid transit line of the Istanbul Metro. It is colored red on the maps and route signs. Opened in 1989, it was the first rapid transit line in Istanbul and Turkey and its opening started the revival of mass-transit in Turkish cities.
M1 (Istanbul Metro)
Aksaray station
Atatürk Airport-bound Istanbul Metro line M1 train at Davutpaşa station.
Atatürk Havalimanı station, the terminus (serving Istanbul Atatürk Airport), has buffer stops at end of the platform
Istanbul Metro
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The Istanbul Metro is a rapid transit railway network that serves the city of Istanbul, Turkey. Apart from the M11 line, which is operated by TCDD Taşımacılık, the system is operated by Metro Istanbul, a public enterprise controlled by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. The oldest section of the metro is the M1 line, which opened in 1989. As of March 2024, the system now includes 158 stations in service, with 36 more under construction. Istanbul is the city with the 22nd longest metro line in the world and the 4th in Europe.
Two trains waiting at Boğaziçi Üniversitesi on the M6 line
Karaköy station of the Tünel, which entered service on 17 January 1875.
The Golden Horn Metro Bridge entered service in 2014.
M11 Istanbul Airport Station