Çekmeköy is an underground station on the M5 line of the Istanbul Metro in Çekmeköy. The station is located on Şile Highway in the Mehmet Akif neighborhood of Çekmeköy. Connection to IETT city buses is available at street level.
The M5 line operates as fully automatic unattended train operation (UTO). The station consists of an island platform with two tracks. Since the M5 is an ATO line, protective gates on each side of the platform open only when a train is in the station.
Çekmeköy station was opened on 21 October 2018. It was the eastern terminus of the line until the extension to Samandıra Merkez opened on 16 March 2024.
The station has 2 exits. There are 6 elevators and 12 escalators.
Station layout ZEnter/Exit↓B1Underpass ↓B2Underpass →Ticket Hall ↓B3Platform Platform levelWestbound← toward Eastbound toward →
Connections Connection to IETT city buses is available from at street level.
City buses; 9ÇN, 122D, 122H, 131K, 132ÇK, 522, 522B, ÇM44, UM40, UM60, UM61, UM62, UM73
Operation information The line operates between 06:00 and 00:00 with a train frequency of 4 minutes and 40 seconds during peak hours and 7 minutes at all other times. The line also operates night metro services between 00:00 and 06:00 on Saturdays and Sundays, with trains running every 30 minutes. This provides 66 hours of uninterrupted service between Friday and Sunday. During these hours, fares are charged at double the price. During this time, only Entrance 1 is open at this station.
M5 line extension to Sultanbeyli Between 2018 and 2024, the last station of the east side of the 20-kilometer M5 metro line is Çekmeköy station. The M5 Çekmeköy - Sancaktepe - Sultanbeyli metro extended the line to a total length of 30.9 kilometres. The first part of this section, from this station to Samandıra Merkez, opened on 16 March 2024, and the remaining section to Sultanbeyli opened on 22 May 2026.
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References
External links
Official Website of Istanbul Metro (in English)