Istanbul suburban

Istanbul suburban
An eastbound train after departing Zeytinburnu station
Overview
StatusDiscontinued
OwnerTurkish State Railways
LocaleIstanbul, Turkey
Termini
Stations19
Service
TypeCommuter rail
Operator(s)Turkish State Railways
Rolling stockE23000, E14000, E8000 EMUs
Daily ridership22,236 (2008)
History
OpenedDecember 4, 1955
ClosedMarch 1, 2013
Technical
Line length5771 km
Track length27.60 kilometers (17.1 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Electrification25 kV AC, 60 Hz
Operating speed40 km/h (25 mph) (average)
Route map

Distance
Station
0 km
0 mi
Sirkeci
2.1 km
1.3 mi
Cankurtaran
3.8 km
2.4 mi
Kumkapı
4.8 km
3 mi
Yenikapı
6.5 km
4 mi
Kocamustafapaşa
7.4 km
4.6 mi
Yedikule
8.6 km
5.3 mi
Kazlıçeşme
9.7 km
6 mi
Zeytinburnu
11.8 km
7.3 mi
Yenimahalle
12.6 km
7.8 mi
Bakırköy
14.7 km
9.1 mi
Ataköy
16.5 km
10.3 mi
Yeşilyurt
17.6 km
10.9 mi
Yeşilköy
21.1 km
13.1 mi
Florya
22.2 km
13.8 mi
Menekşe
23.8 km
14.8 mi
Küçükçekmece
25.2 km
15.7 mi
Soğuksu
26.2 km
16.3 mi
Kanarya
27.6 km
17.1 mi
Halkalı

The Istanbul suburban railway, locally referred to as B1 (Turkish: İstanbul Banliyösü), was an important rail line in Istanbul, Turkey. It was operated by the Turkish State Railways and was one of Istanbul's two commuter rail lines (the other being the Haydarpaşa suburban). Carrying an average of 22,200 passengers daily, it was the second-busiest commuter railway in Turkey, after the Haydarpaşa suburban.

The Istanbul Commuter Railway is a historical line, being the first rail line to be electrified and being the first commuter railway in Turkey. Since it opened on December 4, 1955, the E8000 series have been in operation. In the 1970s, the E14000 series came into service and in 2010 the new EUROTEM built E23000 series began service. The line was closed in 2014 and all tracks have been removed for renovation and incorporation into the new Marmaray network which started operation in 2013 between Ayrılıkçeşmesi and Kazlıçeşme.

The eastern terminus was Sirkeci Terminal in the Fatih district in the historical city center. The line curves around the shore of the Eminönü peninsula, below the historic Topkapı Palace, and heads west. Travelling on the southern European shore of Istanbul, the line passes through several important districts, until curving north at Soğuksu to Halkalı.