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. The line is one of three funicular railways in Turkey, all of them in Istanbul, and is the only one that operates above ground. Due to the fact that the F3 runs along a concrete viaduct, it has been advertised as a

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even though it is technically a funicular railway. The route runs between Vadistanbul and Seyrantepe, where connection to the M2 line is available. The F3 was opened on 29 October 2017.

Overview

The F3 route runs in southern

, just west of

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. The large majority of the route is elevated with a concrete viaduct and consists of two stations. The northwest terminus of the F3, Vadistanbul station, is located within a glass

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structure that connects to the 2nd floor of the Vadistanbul Shopping Center. The southeast terminus, Seyrantepe station, is located underground on the northern side of the

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expressway. A tunnel underneath the expressway connects to the M2 station. The route is mostly single track, except for a short long double-track section in the middle allowing trains to pass one another. The total construction cost of the line was

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15 million.

Line

References

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