Sarıgazi (Istanbul Metro)

Sarıgazi
Istanbul Metro
Istanbul Metro rapid transit station
Platform
General information
LocationInönü Neighbourhood, Eski Ankara Street, Nazım Hikmet Park 34785
Sancaktepe, Istanbul, Turkey
Coordinates41°00′36″N 29°12′45″E / 41.01°N 29.2125°E / 41.01; 29.2125
Owned byIstanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Operated byIstanbul Metro
Line(s)Line M5 M5
Platforms1 Island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus interchange İETT Bus: 11, 11SA, 11V, 11ÜS, 14, 14YK, 19A, 19EK, 19S, 19SB, 122H, 122V, 131, 131A, 131B, 131C, 131H, 131K, 131Y, 131Ü, 132YM, 522B, 522ST, 622, UM60, UM61, UM73
Bus transport Istanbul Minibus: Dudullu - Yenidoğan - Sancaktepe, Dudullu - Madenler, Sultanbeyli - Dudullu
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
Opened16 March 2024; 9 months ago (2024-03-16)[1]
Electrified1,500 V DC Overhead line
Services
Preceding station Istanbul Metro Following station
Meclis
towards Üsküdar
 M5 Line Sancaktepe
towards Samandıra Merkez

Sarıgazi is an underground station on the M5 line of the Istanbul Metro.[2][3] It is located under Eski Ankara Street at Nazım Hikmet Park in the Inönü neighbourhood of Sancaktepe. It was opened on 16 March 2024 with the M5 line extension from Çekmeköy to Samandıra Merkez.[1]

There is an entrance at Ankara Street at the station (Entrance 1). Entrance 2 will be located in the form of a pedestrian tunnel on Atatürk Street near the Sancaktepe District Governorship building and is currently in the planning stage. There are 6 elevators ('lifts' on station signage) and 10 escalators in the station.[4]

Since it has a station structure integrated with the M5 station, some of the platforms of the M13 line are being built within the scope of M5 construction.[5]

History

On 10 August 2021, the first of the TBMs, which started excavation from Sancaktepe Station in January, reached Sarıgazi with the Sarıgazi Station TBM Transition Ceremony of the Çekmeköy - Sultanbeyli Metro, which was held by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. The first TBM completed the excavation in the TBM Shaft near Çekmeköy Station in January 2022.[6][7]

On 3 December 2021, TBM-2 reached Sarıgazi Station and completed the TBM excavation.[8]

On 4 May 2023, the first test drive was carried out with the test train departing from Çekmeköy, heading to Meclis and Sarıgazi stations, the electrification of which was completed.[9]

Station layout

Platform level Westbound ← Line M5 toward Üsküdar (Meclis)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound Line M5 toward Samandıra Merkez (Sancaktepe) →
  • Entrance 1
    Entrance 1
  • Ticket hall
    Ticket hall
  • Line diagram
    Line diagram
  • Exit sign
    Exit sign

References

  1. ^ a b "ÇEKMEKÖY-SAMANDIRA METRO HATTI AÇILDI: 15 GÜN ÜCRETSİZ OLACAK" (in Turkish). IMM. 2024-03-16. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  2. ^ "Üsküdar-Samandıra Merkez Metro Line". www.metro.istanbul (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  3. ^ "Istanbul Metro Map" (PDF). Metro Istanbul. 2023-08-01. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  4. ^ "Sarıgazi İstasyon Yapısı". cssmetrosu.com (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  5. ^ "Sarıgazi İstasyonu". Twitter (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2022-06-10. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  6. ^ "ÇEKMEKÖY-SANCAKTEPE-SULTANBEYLİ TBM GEÇİŞİ". youtube.com (in Turkish). Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. 2021-08-10. Archived from the original on 2021-08-10. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  7. ^ "İMAMOĞLU: "BİZE OY VERSİN VERMESİN 16 MİLYONA METRO YAPIYORUZ"". ibb.istanbul (in Turkish). Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. 2021-08-10. Archived from the original on 2021-08-11. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  8. ^ "İki TBM de aynı anda ara istasyonlara gelmeyi başardı". instagram.com (in Turkish). Doğuş İnşaat. 2021-12-03. Archived from the original on 2021-12-04. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  9. ^ "ÇEKMEKÖY-SANCAKTEPE-SULTANBEYLİ METROSU'NUN TEST SÜRÜŞÜNE KATILDI" (in Turkish). IMM. 2023-05-04. Archived from the original on 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2024-03-17.