The F4, officially referred to as the F4 Boğaziçi Üni./Hisarüstü–Aşiyan funicular line ( tr, F4 Boğaziçi Üni./Hisarüstü–Aşiyan füniküler hattı) is a long
funicular
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railway in
Beşiktaş
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Istanbul
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[ When opened on 28 October 2022, it became the fourth funicular line in Istanbul as well as the longest, surpassing the F3 line by .][ The F4 line will traverse a height difference of about and total travel time is estimated at 2 minutes and 30 seconds.][
The line begins at Boğaziçi Üniversitesi station and heads east to Aşiyan along the ]Bosporus
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. Connection to the M6 line at Boğaziçi Üniversitesi will be available. The entrance to Boğaziçi Üniversitesi station will be constructed next to the main entrance to Boğaziçi University
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Istanbul Metro
Passenger rail transport in Turkey
Standard gauge railways in Turkey
Beşiktaş
Railway lines opened in 2022
Funicular railways in Istanbul
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