Çekmeköy is an underground station on the M5 line of the

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. The station is located on

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Highway in the Mehmet Akif neighborhood of Çekmeköy. Connection to

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city buses is available at street level. The M5 line operates as fully automatic

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(UTO). The station consists of an island platform with two tracks. Since the M5 is an ATO line, protective gates on each side of the platform open only when a train is in the station. Çekmeköy station was opened on 21 October 2018. It was the eastern terminus of the line until the extension to Samandıra Merkez opened on 16 March 2024. The station has 2 exits. There are 6

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and 12

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Station layout

Connections

Connection to

city buses is available from at street level. City buses; 9ÇN, 122D, 122H, 131K, 132ÇK, 522, 522B, ÇM44, UM40, UM60, UM61, UM62, UM73

Ongoing M5 line construction (future service)

As of 2021, the last station of the east side of the 20-kilometer M5 metro line is Çekmeköy station. ''M5 Çekmeköy- Sancaktepe - Sultanbeyli metro'', which is under construction, will have a total length of 30.9 kilometres in case the third stage is completed. The first part of this section, from this station to Samandıra Merkez, opened on 16 March 2024, with the remaining section expected to be completed in 2025.

Gallery

File:Çekmeköy Metro Giriş1.jpg, Exit 1 File:Çekmeköy station (1).jpg, Ticket hall File:Çekmeköy Metro Çıkışlar.jpg, Exit sign File:Çekmeköy Metro Platform Merdivenler.jpg, Platform with access stairs

References

External links

Official Website of Istanbul Metro (in English)
{{Istanbul Metro navbox Istanbul metro stations Ümraniye Railway stations in Turkey opened in 2018