M3 (Istanbul Metro)

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M3 Bakırköy Sahil – Kayaşehir Merkez
M3 Alstom Metroplis AM4 Train at Kayasehir Merkez Station
Overview
Status	Operating
Owner	Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Line number	M3
Locale	Istanbul, Turkey
Termini	Bakırköy Sahil Kayaşehir Merkez
Stations	19[1] 1 under construction
Website	M3
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Istanbul Metro
Services	1
Operator(s)	Metro Istanbul A.Ş.
Depot(s)	Olimpiyatköy
Rolling stock	80 Alstom Metropolis[1] 4 carriages per trainset
History
Opened	14 June 2013; 11 years ago (2013-06-14) Kirazlı - Başakşehir/MetroKent 8 April 2023; 19 months ago (2023-04-08) Başakşehir/MetroKent - Kayaşehir Merkez 10 March 2024; 8 months ago (2024-03-10) Kirazlı - Bakırköy Sahil, except Yıldıztepe
Technical
Line length	26.7 km (16.6 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	1,500 V DC Overhead line
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map Legend Kayaşehir Merkez Toplu Konutlar Şehir Hastanesi Menekşe Deresi Onurkent MetroKent Başak Konutları Siteler Turgut Özal depot connection to Line M9 İkitelli Sanayi İSTOÇ O-3 Mahmutbey Yenimahalle Line M1B Kirazlı Line M1B Molla Gürani Yıldıztepe İlkyuva Haznedar D.100 Bakırköy—İncirli Line M1A to Halkalı Özgürlük Meydanı to Gebze Bakırköy Sahil This diagram: view talk edit

The M3, officially referred to as the M3 Bakırköy Sahil–Kayaşehir Merkez Metro Line (Turkish: M3 Bakırköy Sahil-Kayaşehir Merkez Metro Hattı), is a 26.7-kilometre (16.6 mi), 19-station^[1] rapid transit line of the Istanbul Metro system on the European part of Istanbul, Turkey. It operates between Bakırköy Sahil and Kayaşehir Merkez. The M3-line is colored light blue on station signs, route signs and the official rapid transit network map.^[1]