Line M12, officially referred to as the M12 60. Yıl Parkı-Kazım Karabekir line, is a proposed rapid transit line of the Istanbul Metro system, currently under construction in the Asian part of Istanbul, Turkey.

M12 60. Yıl Parkı-Kazım Karabekir
The construction site of the M12 line in Göztepe, Istanbul
Overview
StatusUnder Construction
OwnerIstanbul Metropolitan Municipality
LocaleIstanbul, Turkey
Termini
  • 60. Yıl Parkı
  • Kazım Karabekir
Stations11
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemIstanbul Metro
Services1
Operator(s)Metro İstanbul A.Ş.
History
Planned opening2025; 1 year's time (2025)
Technical
Line length13.03 km (8.10 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification1,500 V DC Overhead line

Built by the Metropolitan Municipality of Istanbul, the line will be 13.03 km (8.10 mi) long with 11 stations. The travel time between the end stations will be 26 minutes. It is expected that it will carry hourly around 35,000 riders in one direction. The line will run through three districts of Istanbul, namely Kadıköy, Ataşehir and Ümraniye. It will connect to other rapid transit lines at Tütüncü Mehmet Efendi station to Marmaray, at Yenisahra to M4 Kadıköy–Sabiha Gökçen Airport, and at Çarşı to M5 Üsküdar–Çekmeköy.[1]

The investment budget of the construction is 2.376 billion.[2] The construction of the metro began with work at the end station 60. Yıl Parkı in August 2017.[1] The tender of this project was canceled on 3 January 2018.[3]

The new mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu announced that the metropolitan municipality restarted the construction works. The line is expected to be operational in second half of 2025.

Stations

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No Station District Connections Type Notes
1 60. Yıl Parkı Kadıköy İETT Bus: 4, 16, 16D, ER1, ER2, FB1, FB2, GZ1, GZ2 Underground Göztepe ParkCaddebostanBağdat Avenue
2 Tütüncü Mehmet Efendi   (Göztepe)
İETT Bus: 4, 16, 16D, ER1, ER2, FB1, FB2, GZ1, GZ2
Tütüncü Mehmet Efendi Street
3 Sahrayıcedit İETT Bus: 2, 8E, 9K, 10B, 10E, 10G, 14AK, 14B, 14CE, 14ES, 14Y, 14ÇK, 14ŞB, 15SK, 15YK, 15ÇK, 17, 17L, 19ES, 19F, 19K, 19M, 19S, 19Y, 20D, 20K, ER1, ER2, FB1, FB2, GZ1, GZ2 Sahrayıcedit Mosque・Fahrettin Kerim Gökay Street
4 Yenisahra Ataşehir  
İETT Bus: 8A, 8Y
Habire Yahşi Anatolian High School
5 Ataşehir[a] İETT Bus: 8A, 8K, 8Y, 10A, 13, 13AB, 16M, 19FS, 256, KM46 Ülker Sports and Event Hall・Palladium Shopping Mall
6 Finans Merkezi Ümraniye   (Finanskent) 
İETT Bus: 8K, 8Y, 11M, 13B, 13H, 13M, 13Y, 14BK, 19FS, 20D
Finance Center
7 Site İETT Bus: 8K, 8Y, 11M, 13B, 13H, 13M, 19FS, 20D SOYAK Yenisehir Sites
8 Atakent İETT Bus: 9A, 10G, 11M, 13AB, 14B, 20Ü İstiklal Martyr Lokman Oktay Secondary School・Istiklal Park
9 Çarşı  
İETT Bus: 9A, 9Ç, 9Ş, 9Ü, 9ÜD, 10, 11D, 11G, 11K, 11P, 11V, 13, 13B, 13H, 13TD, 14, 14B, 14DK, 14E, 14ES, 14K, 14YE, 19D, 20, 131, 131A, 131B, 131C, 131T, 131TD, 131YS, 131Ü, 138, 139, 139A, 320, 522
Ümraniye Bazaar・Alemdağ Street
10 SBÜ Hastanesi İETT Bus: 7, 9, 9K, 9T, 10, 10G, 11, 11A, 11ÇB, 11K, 11P, 11ST, 11ÜS, 13H, 14D, 14E, 14K, 14YK, 15B, 15BK, 15TK, 15TY, 20, 20K, MR9 Ümraniye Municipality & District Governorate・Istanbul 29 May University Ümraniye Campus・Ümraniye Training & Research Hospital
11 Kâzım Karabekir İETT Bus: 7, 11K, 11ST, 14E, 14K, 15B, 15YK 20K Adem Yavuz Street・Seyrantepe Street

Notes

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  1. ^ Not to be confused with Ataşehir on the M13 line.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ümraniye- Ataşehir- Göztepe metro hattı çalışmaları başladı". NTV Turkey (in Turkish). 2017-08-12. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
  2. ^ "Metro hattının detayları kesinleşti!". Yeni Akit (in Turkish). Retrieved 2017-08-13.
  3. ^ "6 metro projesinde ihale iptali". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2018-01-03.