Opening of two stations of the Atakoy-Olimpiyat metro line in Istanbul

The opening of a part of the Atakoy-Olimpiyat metro line, within the metro lines in Istanbul, Europe, in the presence of the Mayor of Greater Istanbul, and the presence of many prominent figures on the political level in Turkey

Istanbul witnesses the opening of two new metro stations

In a ceremony attended by the mayor of Istanbul, and many political figures, Istanbul witnessed on the 29th of May 2021 the opening of the (Bahariye) and (Masco) metro stations of the Atakoy-Olimpiyat metro line.

The two stations that started providing service within the Istanbul metro lines are part of the Atakoy-Olimpiyat line project, which is under construction, and which is expected to be fully opened for the service in the next year 2022.

Atakoy-Olimpiyat metro line

The entire length of the line is 13.4 km, and it will have a capacity of 35,000 passengers per hour in one direction, and connects the regions of Basaksehir, Kucukcekmece, Bagcilar, and Bahcelievler, passing through 12 stations:

• Atakoy.
• Yenibosna.
• Çobançeşme.
• Kuyumcukent.
• Doğu Sanayi.
• Mimar Sinan.
• Evren Mahallesi.
• Ikitelli Caddesi.
• Mehmet Akif.
• Bahariye.
• Masko.
• Ikitelli Sanayi.

The mentioned metro line intersects with the following metro lines:

Free service for 10 days

The Istanbul Municipality and the Public Transport Corporation in Istanbul, through their official channels, stated that the service will be provided free of charge in the two stations that were opened, for a period of ten days from the opening date.