Samandıra Merkez is an

underground station A metro station or subway station is a train station for a rapid transit system, which as a whole is usually called a "metro" or "subway". A station provides a means for passengers to purchase tickets, board trains, and evacuate the syste ...

on the M5 line of the

Istanbul Metro 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 th ...

. It is located under Osmangazi Street in the Osmangazi

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Sancaktepe Sancaktepe is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 63 km2, and its population is 489,848 (2022). In 2008 the district Sancaktepe was created from parts of the districts Kartal and Ümraniye. The urban part o ...

. It was opened on 16 March 2024 with the M5 line extension from

Çekmeköy Çekmeköy is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 152 km2, and its population is 296,066 (2022). It is on the Asian side of Istanbul. In 2008 the district Çekmeköy was created from part of the district Ü ...

to Samandıra Merkez, and currently serves as the eastern terminus of the line before the extension to Sultanbeyli opens in June 2025.

History

TBM-3, which started tunneling from Sancaktepe Station on 12 February 2022, reached this station on 20 June 2022. The TBM then continued tunneling towards Veysel Karani on 1 March 2023.

Station layout

Gallery

Samandıra merkez station (5).jpg, Entrance structure Samandıra merkez station (1).jpg, Entrance 1 Samandıra merkez station (2).jpg, Ticket hall Samandıra merkez station (4).jpg, Exit sign

References

{{Istanbul Metro navbox Istanbul metro stations Sancaktepe Railway stations in Turkey opened in 2024