Üsküdar railway station

Train stop in eastern Istanbul
41°01′32″N 29°00′54″E / 41.025611°N 29.014972°E / 41.025611; 29.014972Owned byTurkish State RailwaysOperated byTCDD TaşımacılıkLine(s)Marmaray TunnelPlatforms1 island platformTracks2ConnectionsIstanbul Metro:
Line M5 at Üsküdar
Şehir Hatları at Üsküdar Terminal
Turyol at Üsküdar Pier
Dentur at Üsküdar Terminal
Bus transport İETT Bus: 15, 15B, 15C, 15E, 15H, 15K, 15KÇ, 15M, 15N, 15P, 15R, 15S, 15T, 15Y, 15ŞN, 15Z
Bus transport Istanbul Minibus: Üsküdar-AcıbademConstructionStructure typeUndergroundAccessibleYesHistoryOpened29 October 2013Electrified25 kV AC, 50 Hz Overhead wirePassengers201735,786 Average daily ridership[1] Services
Preceding station TCDD Taşımacılık Following station
Sirkeci
towards Halkalı
 Marmaray Ayrılık Çeşmesi
towards Gebze

Üsküdar railway station is an underground railway station located beneath Üsküdar square in Istanbul. It was opened on 29 October 2013 along with the new trans-Bosphorus Marmaray rail tunnel.[2] TCDD Taşımacılık operates commuter trains east to Ayrılık Çeşmesi and west to Kazlıçeşme (on the European side) within 6- to 10-minute intervals. Due to the stations central location, connections to several city bus routes are available.

Üsküdar saw over 1.1 million boardings in October 2017, making it the 3rd busiest station on the Marmaray line as well as making up for 20% of all passenger boardings.[1]

Layout

Track 1 → ← Marmaray toward Zeytinburnu or Halkalı
Island platform Disabled access
Track 2 → Marmaray toward Maltepe or Gebze →

References

  1. ^ a b "Ekim 2017 Günlük Ortalama Yolcu". marmaray.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Marmaray tarihçesi". marmaray.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 7 December 2017.