Üsküdar railway station

Üsküdar railway station is an underground railway station located beneath Üsküdar square in Istanbul. It was opened on 29 October 2013 along with the new trans-Bosphorus Marmaray rail tunnel.[2] TCDD Taşımacılık operates commuter trains east to Ayrılık Çeşmesi and west to Kazlıçeşme (on the European side) within 6- to 10-minute intervals. Due to the stations central location, connections to several city bus routes are available.

Üsküdar
TCDD Taşımacılık commuter rail station
The Üsküdar square portal to the station.
General information
LocationÜsküdar Meydanı, Mimar Sinan Mah., 34672
Üsküdar, Istanbul
Turkey
Coordinates41°01′32″N 29°00′54″E / 41.025611°N 29.014972°E / 41.025611; 29.014972
Owned byTurkish State Railways
Operated byTCDD Taşımacılık
Line(s)Marmaray Tunnel
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsIstanbul Metro:
Line M5 at Üsküdar
Şehir Hatları at Üsküdar Terminal
Turyol at Üsküdar Pier
Dentur at Üsküdar Terminal
Bus transport İETT Bus: 15, 15B, 15C, 15E, 15H, 15K, 15KÇ, 15M, 15N, 15P, 15R, 15S, 15T, 15Y, 15ŞN, 15Z
Bus transport Istanbul Minibus: Üsküdar-Acıbadem
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
History
Opened29 October 2013
Electrified25 kV AC, 50 Hz Overhead wire
Passengers
201735,786 Average daily ridership[1]
Services
Preceding station TCDD Taşımacılık Following station
Sirkeci
towards Halkalı
Marmaray Ayrılık Çeşmesi
towards Gebze

Üsküdar saw over 1.1 million boardings in October 2017, making it the 3rd busiest station on the Marmaray line as well as making up for 20% of all passenger boardings.[1]

Layout

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Track 1 Marmaray toward Zeytinburnu or Halkalı
Island platform  
Track 2 Marmaray toward Maltepe or Gebze

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ekim 2017 Günlük Ortalama Yolcu". marmaray.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Marmaray tarihçesi". marmaray.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 7 December 2017.