The M7, officially referred to as the M7 Yıldız–Mahmutbey metro line () is a rapid transit line of the Istanbul Metro system on the European part of Istanbul, Turkey. It is colored light pink on the maps and route signs. It is the first driverless rapid transit line of the European side of Istanbul.

On 20 December 2013, the line was commissioned to Kalyon Group for construction. The groundbreaking ceremony was held on 9 February 2014. The line is long with 17 stations.

The line is divided into three phases. Currently, it is partly in service. The section between Mecidiyeköy and Mahmutbey was inaugurated on 28 October 2020. The Mecidiyeköy - Kabataş and Mahmutbey - Esenyurt Meydan phases are still under construction, and there is also a planned extension between the stations Esenyurt Meydan - Saadetdere.

When fully completed, the M7-line will be connecting twelve districts of the Istanbul metropolitan area, namely Beyoğlu, Beşiktaş, Şişli, Kağıthane, Eyüp, Gaziosmanpaşa, Esenler, Bağcılar, Küçükçekmece, Avcılar, Başakşehir and Esenyurt. It is projected that 300 cars of driverless metro trains will carry about one million passengers daily. The total travel time will be 31.5 minutes between the termini. The M7 line costs 3.7 billion (approx. US$1 billion).

On 2 January 2023, an extension of the line from Mecidiyeköy to Yıldız was opened. Unlike the rest of the line, this section is operated as a shuttle service, with trains running from the new terminus at Yıldız to Mecidiyeköy. With the opening of the Kabataş stage in 2028, shuttle operation on this section of the line will cease, and trains will run directly from Kabataş to points west.

Trains run on the Mecidiyeköy - Mahmutbey section every 6 minutes, and on the Yıldız - Mecidiyeköy section every 12 minutes.

Stations

NoStationDistrict TransferTypeNotes1Beyoğlu・ (Kabataş Transfer Center)・ (Kabataş Terminal)・Dentur AvrasyaİETT Bus: 22, 22B, 25E, 26, 26A, 26B, 27E, 27SE, 28, 28T, 29C, 29D, 30D, 41E, 43R, 58A, 58N, 58S, 58UL, 62, 63, 70KEUnderground Dolmabahçe Palace・Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University・Beşiktaş Stadium 2Beşiktaş (Beşiktaş Terminal)・(Beşiktaş and Barbaros Hayrettin Paşa Piers)・Turyol・Dentur AvrasyaİETT Bus: 22, 22RE, 25E, 26, 26A, 26B, 27E, 27SE, 28, 28T, 29A, 29C, 29D, 29E, 30A, 30D, 30M, 36G, 36L, 40B, 40T, 41E, 42T, 43R, 50L, 55ET, 55G, 57UL, 58A, 58N, 58S, 58UL, 62, 62G, 63, 129T, 559C, DT1, DT2, U1, U2Beşiktaş Square・Great Beşiktaş Bazaar・Beşiktaş Cultural Center・Bahçeşehir University↑↑ Under Construction (planned to open in 2028) ↑↑3BeşiktaşOrtaköy–Yıldız Funicular Line (Planned)İETT Bus: 27E, 27SE, 29A, 29C, 29D, 29E, 30A, 30M, 36G, 36L, 40B, 41E, 43R, 58A, 58N, 58S, 58UL, 62, 62G, 63, 129T, 559C, U1, U2UndergroundYıldız Technical University Yıldız Campus・Yıldız Mosque・Sait Çiftçi State Hospital・Barbaros Boulevard4İETT Bus: 26B, 43Turkish State Mint↑↑ In shuttle operation (until opening of the Kabataş stage in 2028) ↑↑5Şişli (Şişli–Mecidiyeköy)・ (Mecidiyeköy)İETT Bus: 25G, 27T, 29Ş, 30A, 30M, 32M, 33M, 33TM, 41AT, 46Ç, 46KT, 46T, 48, 48H, 48N, 48S, 50C, 50M, 50S, 54Ç, 54E, 54HŞ, 54K, 54ÖR, 54P, 54T, 55, 59A, 59B, 59CH, 59K, 59N, 59R, 59UÇ, 64Ç, 65G, 66, 66Z, 74, 74A, 77, 77A, 79KM, 92M, 92Ş, 93M, 97M, 121A, 121B, 121BS, 122C, 122D, 122Y, 141A, 141M, 146M, 251, 252, 336M, 522, 522ST, 622, DT1, DT2, E-58, H-2, HM3, HM4, K4UndergroundBüyükdere ave・Cevahir Shopping Mall・Profilo Shopping Mall・Trump Towers・Mecidiyeköy Square6KâğıthaneİETT Bus: 46Ç, 46KT, 46T, 48, 48H, 48N, 48S, 50C, 65A, 77A, HM3, K4Istanbul Justice Palace・Hürriyet neighbourhood・Florence Nightingale Hospital7・ (Planned)İETT Bus: 41ST, 46Ç, 46T, 48, 48H, 48N, 48T, 50D, 62, 63, 64Ç, 65A, 65G, K1, K2, K3, K4, TM3Viaduct Kâğıthane Creek・Kağıthane Sadabad Theater・Cendere Ave8İETT Bus: 48N, 62G, 62H, TM1, TM2UndergroundGüzeltepe・İSKİ・AKOM9EyüpsultanİETT Bus: 50A, 50AT, 50B, 50C, 50D, 50E, 50F, 50G, 50H, 50K, 50L, 50M, 50N, 50R, 50S, 50T, 50V, 50Y, 50Z, TM1, TM2, TM3, TM4, TM5, TM6, TM7, TM8, TM9, TM10, TM11, TM12, TM13, TM14, TM15, TM16, TM17, TM18, TM19Viaduct Alibeyköy Creek10İETT Bus: 50P, TM7UndergroundİBB Tevfik Aydeniz Sports Facilities11İETT Bus: 50AT, TM7, TM8, TM9, TM10, TM11, TM12, TM18Eyüp Park Shopping Mall・İsfanbul Theme Park12İETT Bus: 50AT, TM9, TM10, TM11, TM18İBB Erdem Beyazıt Library13GaziosmanpaşaİETT Bus: 36L, 38B, 38Z, 50AT, 88, 88A, HT5, MK49, MK53, TM9, TM1814İETT Bus: 36, 36ES, 38, 38E, 38KE, HT5, TM9, TM14, TM16Gaziosmanpaşa Training & Research Hospital15 (Kiptaş–Venezia station)İETT Bus: 36V, 336EVenezia Mega Outlet・Metris16EsenlerİETT Bus: 33, 33B, 33ES, 33M, 33TE, 33TM, 33Y, 98G, 98Y, HT11, MK53Depot・Giyimkent・Tekstilkent17İETT Bus: 33Y, 98Y, HT1118BağcılarİETT Bus: 31Y, 76A, 76O, 78, 78FB, 78H, 89C, 89T, 91E, 97GE, 97M, 141A, 141M, 146A, 146B, 146K, 146M, 146T, 303B, HT11, MK92Medipol University Hospital19İETT Bus: 141K, 141M, 144M, 89C, 89T, 91E, 97E, 97GE, 97M, 98A, 98M, H-1, HT10↓↓ Under Construction (inauguration planned in 2028) ↓↓20BağcılarUnderground21KüçükçekmeceİETT Bus: 36AY, 76O, 78ZB, 79FY, 79K, 89C, 89F, 89M, 98, 98H, 98KM, 98MB, 141A, 141K, 141M, 143, H-3, HS3, MK19, MK3122İETT Bus: 89, 89YB, 98AB, 98T, 141A, 143, MR40ArenaPark Shopping Mall23 (İETT Bus: 89, 89YB, 98T, 141K, 141M, MR40Halkalı Stadium24İETT Bus: 36AS, 78G, 78Ş, 76V, 89A, 89K, 89T, 98S, 141A, 141K, 141M, 142B, 142T, HT1, KÇ2, MK16, MK31, MR40, MR50, MR51, MR54Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training & Research Hospital↓↓ Planned (inauguration planned after 2030) ↓↓25AvcılarİETT Bus: 147Underground26IspartakuleİETT Bus: 76A, 76V, 142B, 142E, 142T, 144M, 146A, 146F, 146T, 147, E-56, E-57, E-58, E-59, HS2, MK14, MK15, MR51, MR5427BahçeşehirBaşakşehirİETT Bus: 76D, 142, 142B, 144K, 144M, 146, 146A, 146F, 146T, 147, E-57, E-58, E-59, MK15, MR5128EsenyurtİETT Bus: 76D, 142, 142A, 142ES, 144A, 144K, 146, 146A, 146F, E-57, E-58, E-59Akbatı Mall・İstinye University Hospital29İETT Bus: 76D, 142, 142A, 142ES, 142B, 142E, 144A, 146, 147, ES430İETT Bus: 76D, 142, 142A, 142B, 142E, 142ES, 142T, 144A, 146, 147, ES1, HS2Esenyurt Square↓↓ Proposed ↓↓31Esenyurt (Planned)İETT Bus: 76D, 142, 142E, 144A, 146, 147, ES1, HS2Underground32İETT Bus: 76D, 142, 142E, 144A, 146, 147, ES1, HS2Esenyurt Municipality33İETT Bus: 76D, 142, 142A, 142ES, 142F, 142K, 144A, 146, 14734Avcılar (Planned)・İETT Bus: 76, 76BA, 76C, 76G, 145, 303A, 401, 429A, 458, BM4, HT29, HT48Saadetdere Metrobus Station

M7 Mecidiyeköy - Mahmutbey section Şişli/Mecidiyeköy - Mahmutbey section opened on 28 October 2020, the Şişli/Meciyeköy - Mahmutbey section of the M7-line serves 15 metro stations across six districts of the Istanbul City. The line is long. The combined length of the entire metro system in Istanbul has thus reached . The line is the second in automatic train operation (ATO) of Istanbul after the M5 Üsküdar–Sultanbeyli line, and the first ATO line on the European side of the city. All stations have platform screen doors, opening only when the train is stopped at the platform.

See also Public transport in Istanbul Istanbul Metro Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Metro İstanbul A.Ş. Istanbul modern tramways Istanbul nostalgic tramways

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